Enrollment year
2021/2022
Academic discipline
BIO/10 (BIOCHEMISTRY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Course
NEUROPHYSIOPATHOLOGY TECHNIQUES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
(04/10/2021 - 21/01/2022)
Lesson hours
24 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN TEST
Prerequisites
A basic knowledge on General and Organic Chemistry is required.
Learning outcomes
The aim of the Chemistry course is the knowledge of the chemical structure, the properties and the transformation of the different classes of inorganic and organic compounds to understand the basic chemical properties and transformation of the molecules in living organisms.
Course contents
General Chemistry
Elements and compounds. Atoms and molecules. Periodic system of the elements and electronic configuration; element valence and oxidation state. Interatomic bonds: nature and polarity; molecular shape (structural formulas). Nomenclature of inorganic compounds. Stoichiometry.
Intermolecular bonds. Solutions: solubility; electrolytic dissociation; colligative properties.
Chemical equilibrium. Kinetics: reaction rate and order, theory of activated complex; catalysis.
Ionic equilibria in aqueous solutions. Acid–base reactions: water dissociation; pH; theories of acids and bases; neutralization and hydrolysis; amphoteric substances; buffers.
Organic chemistry
Molecular geometry; isomerism. Functional groups: nomenclature, structure and reactions. (Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes/ketones, amines; carboxylic acids and acylic derivatives).
Biological Chemistry
Structure and function of proteins. Mioglobin and hemoglobin. Collagen. Enzymes. Biological membranes. Bioenergetics. Glycolisis. Beta-oxidations. Krebs'cycle and phosphorilative oxidation. Amino acid metabolism: urea cycle.
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures.
Tutoring.
Reccomended or required readings
Massimo Stefani, Niccolò Taddei- Chimica, Biochimica e Biologia Applicata- Ed. Zanichelli
Assessment methods
Written exam consisting in a series of:
-open theroetical questions
-multiple choice theoretical questions
-practical questions
Further information
Written exam consisting in a series of:
-open theroetical questions
-multiple choice theoretical questions
-practical questions
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030
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