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MCAT Basics Podcast
Enzyme Kinetics, Inhibition, and Categorization
This podcast covers enzyme kinetics, inhibition, and categorization. I will cover the different types of enzymes that are likely to show up on the MCAT. This includes a review of international categorization (oxioreductase, hydrolase, lyase, etc.) and biologically categorization (phosphorylase,…
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Biomolecule Structure, Naming, and Function
This lesson covers biomolecule structure, naming, and function. I talk about steroids, nucleotides and nucleosides, carbohydrates, fatty acids, and more. Please email me if you have any comments or concerns: MCATpodcast@medschoolcoach.com To learn more about how MedSchoolCoach can help you…
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Metabolism: Gluconeogenesis, Pentose Phosphate Pathway, and More
This lesson takes a further look into metabolism. It covers Gluconeogenesis, Glucose Homeostasis, the Pentose Phosphate Pathway, and Ketosis. Please email me if you have any comments or concerns: MCATpodcast@medschoolcoach.com To learn more about how MedSchoolCoach can help you along…
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Metabolism: Glycolysis, Krebs Cycle, Electron Transport Chain
This podcast covers glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain. I cover each process in detail and cover what you should memorize. This is a very information-dense podcast. Please email me if you have any comments or concerns:…
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Acids and Bases
This episode covers acids and bases. The following topics are covered: definitions, pH calculations, quick logarithm calculations, titrations, buffers, and the blood buffer system. Some of the material is very basic, but it is all-important for the MCAT. Correction: A…
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The Nervous System
This episode covers the Nervous System, a very important topic for the MCAT. The following topics are covered: brain structure, neurotransmitters, imaging techniques, cortex anatomy (with function), language centers, myelin producing cells, and more. Audio Sources: Tactus Therapy- https://tactustherapy.com/what-is-fluent-aphasia-video/ https://tactustherapy.com/brocas-aphasia-nonfluent-video/…
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Amino Acids
In this episode, Sam Smith covers the broad topic of amino acids. Sam covers the following topics within the podcast: charge and net charge, substrate pocket binding, structure, hydrophobic hydrophilic, abbreviations, protein folding and protein stability, mutational notation. Please email…
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MCAT Basics Podcast
Gluconeogenesis
The MCAT Basics Podcast continues the series on Metabolism, and in today’s episode, Alex Starks talks about gluconeogenesis. This episode covers the processes of gluconeogenesis, why it’s important, the sources of noncarbohydrate precursors, and the amount of ATP used during…
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Highlight# 20 – Stereotype Threat
This clip is from the social stratification podcast and covers stereotype threat. Enjoy! Please email me if you have any comments or concerns: MCATpodcast@medschoolcoach.com To learn more about how MedSchoolCoach can help you along your medical school journey, visit us…
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Highlight #19 – SDS Page
This clip is from the Separation and Purification Techniques podcast. Enjoy! Please email me if you have any comments or concerns: MCATpodcast@medschoolcoach.com To learn more about how MedSchoolCoach can help you along your medical school journey, visit us at Prospective…
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