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BIOCHEMISTRY
cod. 00061

borrowed from Corso di TIPO in CDS 0456 - BIOCHIMICA - cod. 00061
Academic year 2009/10
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Biochimica (BIO/10)
Field
Discipline biologiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
64 hours
of face-to-face activities
8 credits
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Learning objectives

Study of molecules and chemical reactions essential to life. Structural chemistry and the structure-function relationship; metabolism and its regulation; biological information pathways.  <br />

Prerequisites

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

Course unit content

<br /> Protein structure and function. Proteins of special physiological interest. Enzymes. Vitamins. Lipids. Biological membranes. Bioenergetics and oxidative metabolism. Glycolysis. Glycogen metabolism. Pentose phosphate pathway. Gluconeogenesis. Lipid metabolism. Amino acid metabolism. Tricarboxylic acid cycle. Oxidative phosphorylation and photophosphorylation. Structure and metabolism of nucleic acids. Protein synthesis. Iron and heme metabolism. Hormones and hormone receptors

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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''

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