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BIOCHEMISTRY
cod. 00061

Academic year 2007/08
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Biochimica (BIO/10)
Field
Scienze biomediche
Type of training activity
Basic
16 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
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Integrated course unit module: BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

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Learning objectives

<br />The aim of this course is to provide the students with the essential notions about the of metabolic processes and their correlations, and the background to better comprehend the biological and genetic phenomena as well.

Prerequisites

<br />Not required

Course unit content

<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. Hormonal control.

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Bibliography

<br />J.W.Baynes, M.H.Dominiczak – Biochimica per le discipline biomediche – Casa Ed. Ambrosiana

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