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78942 - Biochemistry

Academic Year 2022/2023

                
                        Docente:
                        Flavio Flamigni
                    
                        Credits:
                        2
                    
                        SSD:
                        BIO/10
                    
                        Language:
                        Italian
                    
                        Teaching Mode:
                        Traditional lectures
                        
                            Campus:
                            Bologna
                        
                            Corso:
                            First cycle degree programme (L) in
                            Orthopaedics Techniques (cod. 5915)

                                Also valid for
                                
                                    First cycle degree programme (L) in
                                    
                                        Dietistic (cod. 8470)
                                    
                            Teaching resources on Virtuale
                        
                                    Course Timetable
                                
from Oct 12, 2022 to Jan 13, 2023

Course contents

MODULO for Orthopedic techniques and Dietistic

Flavio FLAMIGNI

The chemical foundations of biochemistry. Water and pH.
Amino acids, peptides and proteins.
Enzymes and their regulation. Coenzymes and vitamines.
Bioenergetics and role of ATP. Catabolism and anabolism.
Structure and metabolism of carbohydrates. Digestion of carbohydrates. Blood glucose and its regulation. Overview of carbohydrate metabolism. Glycogen synthesis and glycogenolysis. Glycolysis and glucogenesis. Pentose phosphate cycle.
Pyruvate oxidation and citric acid cycle (TCA cycle). Respiratory chain and oxidative phosphorylation.
Structure of lipids. Overview of lipid metabolism. Digestion of lipids. Plasma Lipoproteins. Lipolysis and lipogenesis. beta-oxidation of fatty acids. Ketone bodies. Cholesterol.
Metabolism of nitrogen compouds. Digestion of proteins. Overview of amino acid metabolism. Fate of carbon skeleton and amino group of aminoacids. Urea cycle. Gluconeogenesis. Biogenic amines.
Signal transduction Nuclear and membrane receptors. Main hormones regulating metabolism: glucagon, insulin, catecholamines, glucocorticoids.
Metabolic interelations among tissues. Biochemistry of bone and cartilage. Collagen, glycosaminoglycans. Regulation of blood calcium.

MODULO 2 (only for Dietistic)

Silvia CETRULLO

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