Connections in MCAT Metabolism: PPP, Beta Oxi...

Welcome back to the Jack Westin CARS Podcast with Usher and Molly! In this episode we walk through the June 10th daily CARS passage titled Play, a surprisingly engaging read about the nature of play, why Americans crave it, and what professional sports have lost along the way.Thi ...  Show more

Welcome back to the Jack Westin MCAT Podcast with Mike and Molly! We just finished amino acids and protein structure. Now it is time for one of the most feared topics in MCAT biochemistry: analytical and separation techniques.If you have ever stared at a Western blot figure in a ...  Show more

🔹What are clinically relevant limitations of an A1c vs. a CGM (1:40)🔹What do the different parts of the ambulatory glucose profile tell you? (09:59)🔹What are common pitfalls, medications, lifestyle patterns that are important to ask your patient about when seeing them for a vi ...  Show more

In this lesson, we examine the entire glycolytic pathway. We use as our theme the transfer of oxygen from phosphate to newly generated water. This explains why the standard stoichiometry of glycolysis found in textbooks show it generating two water molecules, and ties the informa ...  Show more

One of the body's key survival mechanisms is gluconeogenesis, a vital metabolic process, and the body's clever way of making glucose when supplies are low. On this episode of the MCAT Basics podcast, guest host Alex Starks walks through the process of gluconeogenesis. He explains ...  Show more