Learning objectives
<br />The aim of this course is to provide the students with the essential notions about the fundamentals of metabolic processes and their correlations, and the background to better comprehend the biological and genetic phenomena as well.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
<br />Outlines of general chemistry, inorganic chemistry and organic chemistry.<br />Main classes of molecules of interest in biology<br />Blood and plasma proteins<br />Haemoglobin. Oxygen transport and storage. Heme metabolism<br />Enzymes and iso-enzymes. Vitamins and co-enzymes<br />Membranes and cell compartments. Transport and communication.<br />biochemistry of digestion and absorption.<br />Bioenergetics. Carbohydrate metabolism<br />Lipid metabolism<br />Aminoacid metabolism<br />Metabolic inter-connections .and hormone control.
Full programme
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Bibliography
J.W.Baynes, M.H.Dominiczak – Biochimica per le discipline biomediche – Casa Ed. Ambrosiana
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