HUMAN SYSTEM BIOCHEMISTY
Stampa
Enrollment year
2021/2022
Academic year
2021/2022
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
BIO/10 (BIOCHEMISTRY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
Course
BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Year of study
Period
(04/10/2021 - 21/01/2022)
ECTS
2
Lesson hours
16 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
ORAL TEST
Teacher
GALLIANO MONICA (titolare) - 2 ECTS
Prerequisites
A basic knowledge of General and Organic Chemistry is required
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of the structural and metabolic aspects of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleotides.
Course contents
Macromolecules: digestion and absorption of nutrients.
Carbohydrate metabolism: glycolysis, glycogen synthesis, glycogen demolition, anaerobic and aerobic pyruvate fate and Krebs cycle.
Hormonal regulation of carbohydrate metabolism
Bioenergetics and ATP
Lipid metabolism: hydrolysis of triglycerides and beta oxidation of fatty acids. Ketogenesis.
Phospholipids.
Protein metabolism: functions of amino acids, elimination of the amino group and fate of the carbon skeleton.
Peptide bond and protein structure.
Nucleotides and nucleic acids.
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures
Reccomended or required readings
Didactic material provided by the teacher
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Further information
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030