Most repeated FCPS Part 1 biochemistry topics

The biochemistry topics that come up most often in FCPS Part 1 Paper 1, with a textbook chapter and practice questions for each.

1. 1
   DNA replication and transcriptionBiomolecules and metabolism
   Comes up very often
2. 2
   Enzymes and enzyme kineticsBiomolecules and metabolism
   Comes up very often
3. 3
   Hormone biochemistryMolecular biology, genetics and lab techniques
   Comes up very often
4. 4
   Haem and porphyriasBiomolecules and metabolism
   Comes up very often
5. 5
   Lipid metabolismBiomolecules and metabolism
   Comes up very often
6. 6
   Water-soluble vitaminsNutrition, vitamins and minerals
   Comes up very often
7. 7
   Carbohydrate metabolismBiomolecules and metabolism
   Comes up very often
8. 8
   Cell biologyMolecular biology, genetics and lab techniques
   Comes up very often
9. 9
   Nutrition and malnutritionNutrition, vitamins and minerals
   Comes up very often
10. 10
    Amino acid metabolismBiomolecules and metabolism
    Comes up very often
11. 11
    Fat-soluble vitaminsNutrition, vitamins and minerals
    Comes up often
12. 12
    Collagen and glycosaminoglycansBiomolecules and metabolism
    Comes up often
13. 13
    Molecular biology techniquesMolecular biology, genetics and lab techniques
    Comes up often
14. 14
    Minerals and trace elementsNutrition, vitamins and minerals
    Comes up often
15. 15
    Oxidative phosphorylationBiomolecules and metabolism
    Comes up often
16. 16
    Inborn errors of metabolismBiomolecules and metabolism
    Comes up often

Ranked by how often each topic appears in the past-paper recalls we analysed (43,000+ remembered questions, copies removed). It tells you where marks have come from before, not what will be asked next time, so cover the whole syllabus. How we did the analysis.