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Everyone knows that energy is essential for sustaining life. How can you define energy in life? Have ever thought about ways of how carbohydrates like glucose from your diet can be used for extracting energy? A scientific field that focuses on energy production and flow though living cells and organisms is called bioenergetics. Energy metabolism covers various biochemical ways of energy transformation and regulatory mechanisms of over thousands chemical reactions. Without fine control of those metabolic processes, cells and organisms cannot maintain activities linked to life. This 7 week-course will give you a clear introduction to the basic fundamentals of energy metabolism. We will first establish the concept of energy metabolism and subsequently examine biochemical steps involved in energy production from glucose oxdiation as well as glucose synthesis via photosynthesis. We will also learn about metabolic reactions related to fat as well as regulatory actions among different organs. Finally, dysregulated energy metabolism in pathological conditions such as diabetes and cancer will be discussed. Everyone knows that energy is essential for sustaining life. How can you define energy in life? Have ever thought about ways of how carbohydrates like glucose from your diet can be used for extracting energy? A scientific field that focuses on energy production and flow though living cells and organisms is called bioenergetics. Energy metabolism covers various biochemical ways of energy transformation and regulation of thousands of chemical reactions. Without fine regulation of those metabolic processes, cells and organisms cannot maintain activities linked to life. This 7 week-course will give you a clear introduction to the basic fundamentals of energy metabolism. We will first establish the concept of energy metabolism and subsequently examine biochemical processes involved in energy production as well as photosynthesis. We will also learn about metabolic reactions related to fa as well as regulatory actions among different organs. Finally, dysregulated energy metabolism in pathological conditions such as diabetes and cancer will be discussed....

Top reviews

AC

Feb 27, 2023

excellent info about what happens to food, being converted to glucose etc and being used in muscles...the energy pathways, enzymes and chemical processes are described in a clear and concise way.

G

Sep 1, 2020

osm course for brief understanding and the faculty also is teaching in different and understandable manner am very satisfied with the work of faculty and it is best area for gaining knowledge.

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By Abhishek K

Jun 16, 2020

This is a very good course and a well-designed one. I really enjoyed learning all the biochemical principles related to energy metabolism. Thank you so much Kim Sir.

By SSU-CHEM P C

Jun 29, 2020

Dr. Seyum Kim has passionately designed this course and delivered it thoroughly interesting. It has been a good learning content for me. Thank you for the efforts Dr. Seyum Kim.

By JoAnne E R

Feb 12, 2020

This Professor connected the dots in a most refined manner, and he was very clear, concise, understandable, and demonstrative. I want him to do a course on RNA, and DNA with demonstrative samples of reading the DNA and RNA print. I wish to take more courses from him, specifically in forensics.

By 121912201002 g

Sep 2, 2020

osm course for brief understanding and the faculty also is teaching in different and understandable manner am very satisfied with the work of faculty and it is best area for gaining knowledge.

By Vishnu S

May 25, 2020

Thank you so much this course means a lot to me especially about the biochemistry carrer and i recommend this course to all the Biochemists and biotechnology students all around the world.

By Joanna K

Apr 14, 2022

All the topics were explained in an excellent way! I learned and rememnber much more than from my biochemistry course during masters degree. Good pace and level of the quizes. Thank you

By Krisna P

Jun 8, 2020

Thank you for this wonderful course,it really helped me prepare for my third year in biochemistry undergraduate study.all of the topics covered were a part of my curriculum and shall help me get ahead start when the semester resumes!

By Prateek D

Jan 10, 2020

Detailed explanations, not for beginners. If you have a background or undertaken coursework in Exercise Science and Nutrition this is a thoroughly enjoyable course.

By 이상준

Oct 30, 2018

This professor knows what he's doing. As a huge lover of biology, chemistry, and medicine, I can see that he puts his love for his lessons and when he talks as well. He is an expert on his field, knows what he's talking about, and puts pride to KAIST (Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology). I love his lessons, 5/5!

By Guillermo A D

Aug 17, 2020

This course offers an overview of metabolism and covers the basics, as well as topics of current research interest. Dr. Kim masterfully delivers this course with clear explanations, diagrams and emphasis on concepts rather than details. This course can serve as an introduction to hot topics such as immunometabolism and exercise science.

By Roudain Y

Dec 17, 2019

Very useful course

I've got a lot of knowledge about carbohydrate and it's function and it's important in human body forthemore I've learned information on topics where myths abound like diabetes,fat metabolism and photosynthesis

I'm really thankful for having this opportunity to discover all this knowledge

By Daniel A V C

Jul 18, 2019

Es un curso muy completo, cubre muy bien las nociones básicas sobre el metabolismo en condiciones fisiológicas normales. Así mismo da una breve introducción a distintas patologías comunes en el metabolismo humano. Muy recomendado :)

By Saad Z S

Apr 15, 2020

Great course for understanding the biochemical reactions taking place in human cells that keep a person alive. Dr. Kim did a great job of teaching the course.

By Manu V S

May 4, 2020

This was quite good in understanding the basis knowledge of metabolic process and how they are interconnected. I recommend this course to everyone.

By Veena C N

May 21, 2020

This course was really helpful ! well structured lecture and a good teacher.

By Назаров Е

Nov 3, 2024

Biochemistry courses are seriously awesome! They dive into the cool science behind how living things work at a molecular level. You'll learn about everything from DNA to enzymes, and how these tiny molecules play huge roles in our bodies. These classes are super engaging, with hands-on lab work that makes the learning experience fun and interactive. You won’t just be sitting in lectures; you’ll be getting your hands dirty with experiments that show you how biochemistry applies in real life, like in medicine and nutrition. Plus, biochemistry is at the heart of some of the most exciting breakthroughs in science today! By taking these courses, you’ll not only build your knowledge but also get inspired to think about how you can make a difference in the world, whether it's through research, healthcare, or even environmental science. So, if you’re curious about how life works and want to explore a field that’s full of opportunities, biochemistry courses are the way to go! They’ll equip you with the skills and insights you need for a bright future in science. Go for it!

By Kutsuper Y

May 15, 2020

I am studend of chemistry faculty of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. I did take this course because I want to improve my knoledge in biochemistry. I think that chemist should study Biochemical Principles of Energy Metabolism in order to know how chemical substance can influence on our organism and understand chemistry processes in our body. it is very intresting course. I enjoy every lection. I think that course is the most useful l've ever met. I could not understand process of glucose oxidation for a long time, but thanks to this course I succeeded. I'm looking forward new courses from Dr. Seyun Kim.

By Ourhay S

Aug 31, 2021

I really enjoyed this course- Dr. Kim took this material to the next level. I studied biochemistry back in the 2000s and the best part of this course was Dr. Kim's ability to incorporate very new research into his lectures. His pace, emphasis, materials- everything was excellent. Dr. Kim took the time to digitize his note-writing on the slides, so that it wouldn't be hard for us to read during lectures. If you are interested in biochemistry in general, then I highly recommend taking this thorough course. Thank you very much!

By Illariona W

Oct 1, 2021

Even though this course has basic level, the concentration of useful information makes this course very complex and saturated. By passing this course, you will understand how energy metabolism works, you will see its principles in your life, you'll admit some details while eating, moving, and, of course, the knowledge from this course will help you to move forward in biochemical way. It gives you full understand of energy metabolism!

By Doniyor A

Sep 2, 2021

Entire course strongly scientific and clinical approach to content. It is rare course gives explanation based on covering all must known areas in order to illustrate topics of bio-energectics. Who among medical field will no more than regret if not attempt this course at least one week of duration, after getting inspired how illustrated and shows clear understanding from enzymology to oncology settings of current topic

By Ananda L A S

Feb 24, 2021

Amazing course with a great programmatic content! Professor Seyun Kim explained everything in a clear form and objective. Really happy to complete this course! Helped me a lot in my study area and this course improove not only my knowledge but also a my view of the path that I want to persuit now as a student of Biomedicine and then as a professional in the field. Thank you KAIST, Seyun Kim and Coursera!

By Olivier L

Oct 5, 2020

The course does a great job in giving a well-structured overview of the main energy metabolic processes. All the new concepts and mechanisms are straightforwardly explained in a professional way that makes it easy to understand how our body reacts in certain circumstances. I would certainly recommend this course to anyone who wishes to gain a profound basic knowledge of energy metabolism.

By Victor B

Jun 21, 2020

This is a very interesting course, and the basics of biochemistry are in details explained. I would recomend this course to my coleagues, because biochemical pathways, as well as intracellular mechanisms are visualised, and fundamental processes such as photosynthesis, cellular respiration, fatty acid synthesis are introduced. It was an usefull and nice experience for me!

By Mylady A d J B D T

Nov 11, 2020

It's a really good course if you want an overlook of biochemistry concepts. It helps you organize the basic ideas to get deep in knowledge afterwards. Recommendation: It may help you better watching the videos increasing the velocity, it really helped me to stay focused on the class video. Very nice course!!

By Jayfe A A

Oct 2, 2020

I like the way the professor covered the essentials that are considered when looking at the fundamentals of bioenergetics. Not only that he is tackling the biochemical pathways but he also discusses the physiological implications to it. This makes your biochemistry topics more appreciated.