Academic Year 2017/2018
- Docente: Giorgio Sartor
- Credits: 6
- SSD: BIO/10
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Environmental Sciences (cod. 8011)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will posses knowledge of
structure and functions of biomolecules ad of the main metabolic
processes.
Course contents
Biomolecules, structure and functions
Enzyme kinetics
Oxygen transport, hemoglobin and cooperativity
Metabolism:
Sugar metabolism:
- Glycolysis / Gluconeogenesis;
- Citrate cycle (TCA cycle);
- Pentose phosphate pathway;
- Oxidative phosphorylation;
- Photosynthesis
- Fatty acid degradation
- Fatty acid biosynthesis
- Steroid biosynthesis
- Nitrate assimilation
- Nitogen fixation
- Ammonim and Urea
Readings/Bibliography
Champe P., Harvey R., Ferrier D.R., "LE BASI DELLA BIOCHIMICA"
Zanichelli
David L. Nelson, Michael M. Cox "I PRINCIPI DI BIOCHIMICA DI
LEHNINGER" Zanichelli
Teaching methods
Lesson and lab work
Assessment methods
The principal learning outcomes that will be assessed are:
- knowledge of the main biochemical processes of environmental interestThe final grade will be composed of a written test on three open-ended questions on the following main issues:
- Macromolecules (Aminoacids an proteins, protein structure, enzymes carbohydrates, lipids an biological membranes, nucleotides and coenzymes)
- Metabolism (Enzyme kinetics, oxygen transport, metabolism of carbohydrates: glycolisis, pentose phosphate pathway, citrate cycle (Krebs cycle), pyruvate)
- Metabolism (Oxydative phosphorilation, photosynthesis, fatty acids beta oxydation, transamination)
This teaching is part of an Integrated Course, the final grade will be proportional to the CFU of each teaching:
65951 - BIOCHIMICA 6CFU 50% 65952 - FISIOLOGIA 6CFU 50%Teaching tools
Teaching material available on-line
Links to further information
http://www.gsartor.org/pro/index.html
Office hours
See the website of Giorgio Sartor