BIOCHEMISTRY
cod. 00061

Academic year 2008/09
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Biochimica (BIO/10)
Field
Discipline biologiche e farmacologiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
40 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
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Integrated course unit module: BIOCHEMISTRY - APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

Learning objectives

Biochemistry studies the structure, organisation and function of living matter from a molecular standpoint. It includes the structural chemistry and relationship between structure and function; metabolism and its regulation; biological information pathways.

Prerequisites

Before taking the Biochemistry exam, the Organic Chemistry exam must have been passed.

Course unit content

<br /><br /> Protein structure and function. Proteins of special physiological interest. Enzymes. Vitamins. Lipids. Biological membranes. Nucleotides and nucleic acids. Bioenergetics and oxidative metabolism. Metabolism of carbohydrates: glycolysis, glycogen metabolism, gluconeogenesis, pentose phosphate pathway. Lipid metabolism. Amino acid metabolism. Tricarboxylic acid cycle. Oxidative phosphorylation. Metabolism of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides. DNA structure. DNA duplication mechanisms. RNA structure. Transcription mechanism. Protein synthesis. Iron and heme metabolism. Hormones and hormone receptors.

Full programme

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Bibliography

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D.L.Nelson,M.M.Cox:'' I principi di Biochimica di Lehninger''<br />
J.Berg,J.L.Tymoczko,L.Stryer:''Biochimica''<br />
G.Moruzzi,C,A.Rossi,A.Rabbi:''Principi di Chimica Biologica''<br />
D.Voet,J.G.Voet,C.W:Pratt:''Fondamenti di Biochimica''<br />
T.M.Devlin:''Biochimica''<br />
R.H.Garrett,C.M.Grisham:''Principi di Biochimica''<br />
Siliprandi,Tettamanti:''Biochimica Medica'' 

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