The course consist of two modules: Propedeutical Biochemistry and Biochemistry, and is divided into two parts: a part of lessons in presence and one part, as support of the first, consisting of online classes.
The first part of the course aims to provide the basis of general and organic chemistry to address Biochemistry, the second part of the course.
The lectures in presence are supported / supplemented by lectures recorded that the students can access online through the platform AulaWeb
PROPEDEUTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY solutions. Properties and units of measure: molarity, normality,% w / w% w / v. osmotic pressure. The chemical reactions. chemical balance. chemical kinetics. Reaction speed. Catalysis and enzymatic catalysis, Km. Thermodynamics. Concepts of enthalpy and entropy. Spontaneity of reactions, free energy. Ionization of water. pH. Acidity and alkalinity. Strong and weak acids and bases, hydrolysis, buffers. The chemistry of carbon, the carbon valence. The functional groups. Alcohols and thiols. Redox reactions. Oxidation of alcohols and thiols. Aldehydes and ketones. Hemiacetals. Amines. Carboxylic acid. Amides, esters and anhydrides. Fatty acids. Triglycerides. Phospholipids. Biomolecules and their functional groups. Carbohydrates: Monosaccharides: glucose, fructose, ribose and deoxyribose, disaccharides: sucrose, and polysaccharides, cellulose, glycogen. Amino acids. Peptides and proteins. The peptide bond. protein structure.
Catani, Savini, Guerrieri, Avigliano “Appunti di Biochimica per le lauree triennali” Editore: Piccin Stefani, Taddei “Chimica biochimica e biologia applicata” Editore: Zanichelli
Ricevimento: On appointment Prof. Umberto Benatti, Viale Benedetto XV, 1 - 16132 Genova Tel: 010-3538151 e-mail: benatti@unige.it
GIANLUCA DAMONTE (President)
PIETRO BALDELLI
CARLA COGO
MARIO PASSALACQUA
UMBERTO BENATTI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)
II semester - Starting from march 2017
BIOCHEMICAL PROPAEDEUTICS
