Study-unit GENERAL AND APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

Versione Italiana
Course name Chemistry and technology of drugs
Study-unit Code 65903909
Location PERUGIA
Curriculum Comune a tutti i curricula
Lecturer Tommaso Beccari
Lecturers
  • Tommaso Beccari
  • Carmela Conte
Hours
  • 72 ore - Tommaso Beccari
  • 6 ore - Carmela Conte
CFU 9
Course Regulation Coorte 2019
Supplied 2020/21
Learning activities Caratterizzante
Area Discipline biologiche e farmacologiche
Sector BIO/10
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction Italian
Contents knowledge of the main macromolecules of the cell- Structure and function.
Methods in biochemistry
Reference texts I principi d biochimica di Lehninger, DL Nelson - MM Cox Zanichelli editore
Educational objectives Understanding the biochemistry of the life and knowledge of the applied biochemistry
Prerequisites Inorganic and organic chemistry
Teaching methods Frontal lessons
Other information None
Learning verification modality The exam consists of an oral test.
Oral test consists on an interview of about 40.minutes long aiming to ascertain the knowledge level and the understanding capability acquired by the student on theoretical and methodological contents as indicated on the program.
The oral exam will also test the student expression skills.
Extended program Water and biological buffers - amino acids, peptides and proteins - tridimensinal strucure of proteins- protein functions - enzyme and enzyme catalysis - carbohydrates and glycobiology - monosaccharides- disaccharides and polysaccharides - nucleic acid - lipids- storage lipis - structural lipids- biological membranes - membrane transport - biosignaling - bioenergetics and metabolism- glycolisis and gluconeogensis - Krebs cycle - catabolism of fatty acids - aminoacids oxidation and urea cycle - oxidative phosphorilation - biosynthesis of carbohydrates - biosynthesis of aminoacids - hormonal regulation - protein metabolism -