Selected chapters from biochemistry

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Course objectives

The goal of this course is to teach students aboth specific and and important topics in the field of biochemistry .

Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course

Biochemistry I and Biochemistry II

Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes)

- Introduction to the structure and function of muscle tissue and cytoskeleton as well as functions of blood cells, plasma proteins and immunoglobulins.
- Understand the significance of acid-base balance in the body and buffers involved in its maintenance.
- Understand the significance of oxidative processes in the body and the antioxidant systems and methods.
- Learn about metabolism of fructose, galactose and mannose.
- Learn about hormons, signal transduction and lipid second messengers.
- Learn about other products of amino acids metabolism. Learn about porphyrin and heme metabolism and disorders connected with their metabolism.
- Understand the significance of nutrition, digestion and absorption of nutrients as well as micronutrients.
- Understand the significance of glycosylation and glycoproteins.
- Learn about xenobiotic metabolism and bioinformatics.

Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus)

LECTURES:
Muscle tissue and cytoskeleton. Blood cells. (2) Plasma proteins and Immunoglobulins.(2) Acid-base balance. (2) Biological Oxidation. Free Radicals. Antioxidants. (4) Metabolism of Other Hexoses.(2) Hormons and signal transduction.(2) Lipid Second Messengers (2) Other products of amino acids metabolism. (2) Porphyrin and Heme Metabolism (2) Micronutrients: Vitamins and Minerals. (2) Nutrition, digestion and absorption.(2) Glycoproteins. (2) Xenobiotic Metabolism. (2) Bioinformatics. (2)
SEMINARS:
Students will review and process the topics related to pathological conditions resulting from biochemical disorders.

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