00136 - BIOCHEMISTRY

At the end of the course the student must demonstrate:
- to know the molecular structure and organization of proteins;
-to know the structure and function of some main classes of proteins: collagen, serum proteins, respiratory proteins (hemoglobin, myoglobin), immunoglobulins;
- to describe the classification and function of allosteric (or not) enzymes, as well as their regulation by activators and inhibitors, and be in able to calculate its kinetics;
-to know the structure and biological functions of coenzymes and vitamins;
- to know the structure of ATP, the function of this molecule in the metabolism and the processes that lead to the phosphorylation of ADP;
-to know the mechanisms of transport of molecules across the plasma membrane.
-to know the molecular structure and organization of carbohydrates and lipids;
- to understand the general meaning of metabolism;
- to know the interrelationships and the anabolic and catabolic metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins;
-to know the main pathways of hormone-mediated signal transduction;
- to know elements of systematic biochemistry in the main tissues (brain, liver, muscle, adipose tissue, bone tissue) and the regulation of organ metabolism by hormones.
Communication skills: at the end of the course, the student must be able to use the technical language of Biochemistry in the cultural and scientific context of competence.