AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Recognize the functional groups and characteristics of the different classes of biomolecules. Provide basic knowledge of the main metabolic pathways and their related regulatory mechanisms.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures in presence,supported / supplemented by recorded lectures  that the students can access online through the platform AulaWeb

Students with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) or special educational needs are required to contact the Instructor(s) and the dedicated SLD Representative at the Department before the start of the course, in order to agree on specific teaching arrangements and ensure the proper achievement of learning objectives and outcomes

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

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. 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.

Biochemistry: Protein Structure, Myoglobin.  Hemoglobin. Enzymes: structure and function. Catabolism and anabolism: general concepts of the intermediate metabolism. Glycolysis, gluconeogenesis and glucose:  regulation. Lactate cycle. Krebs cycle. Strategies for ATP synthesis. Synthesis and degradation of glycogen. Oxidation of fatty acids. Chetonic bodies. Amino acids catabolism: urea cycle.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Catani, Savini, Guerrieri, Avigliano “Appunti di Biochimica per le lauree triennali” Editore: Piccin
Stefani, Taddei “Chimica biochimica e biologia applicata” Editore: Zanichelli

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

March 2026. The course consists of twenty hours of classroom teaching, spread over  total of ten days.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy