AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The first part of the course aims to provide the basics of general chemistry and organic chemistry to tackle biological chemistry in the second part of the course.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The teaching aims will provide the student with the basics of inorganic and organic chemistry to deal with the Biological Chemistry module.

In particular, the student will be given the concepts of elements of the periodic table, types of bonds between atoms, chemical reactions, acids, bases and pH, what solutions are and how they are prepared, thermodynamics and functional groups.

The student will be introduced to the main biological molecules and their structures whose metabolisms will be shown in the following Biological Chmistry module.

Upon completion of the module the student will be expected to:

• know the main elements of the periodic table that are important in living things and how they are subdivided in it.
• know how solutions are prepared and how dilutions of them are made and what physicochemical properties govern them.
• know how to create solutions and how to change from one unit of concentration to another.
• know how to expound the principles of thermodynamics and how they affect chemical reactions.
• know how to write functional groups and explain the reactions that can take place between them.
• know and know how to write the chemical structures of the main biological molecules.

TEACHING METHODS

Mandatory face-to-face lectures will be conducted during which module topics will be explained.

Students with valid certifications for Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), disabilities or other educational needs are invited to contact the lecturer and the School/Department's disability liaison at the beginning of the course to agree on possible teaching arrangements that, while respecting the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning patterns.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Elements and periodic table.
Solutions.
Properties, units of concentration and solubility: molarity, normality, %w/w, %p/v.
Osmotic pressure.
Chemical reactions.
Chemical equilibrium.
Chemical kinetics.
Reaction rates.
Catalysis.
Thermodynamics.
Concepts of enthalpy and entropy.
Spontaneity of reactions, free energy.
Ionization of water.
pH.
Acidity and basicity.
Strong, weak acids and bases and salt hydrolysis.
Buffer solutions.

The chemistry of carbon, valence of carbon.
Functional groups.
Alcohols and thiols.
Oxidoreduction.
Oxidation of alcohols and thiols.
Aldehydes and ketones.
Semiacetals.
Amines.
Carboxylic acids, Amides, esters and anhydrides.
Fatty acids.
Biomolecules and their functional groups.
Carbohydrates: monosaccharides: glucose, fructose, ribose and deoxyribose, disaccharides: sucrose and polysaccharides: cellulose, glycogen.
Triglycerides.
Phospholipids.
Amino acids.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

The following textbooks are the recommended ones for studying the module:

Chimica e Biochimica
Autori: Bertoldi, Colombo, Magni, Marin, Palestini
Casa editrice: EdiSES

Chimica medica e propedeutica biochimica
Autori: Tiziana Bellini
Casa editrice: Zanichelli

Slides of the of the lectures conducted will also be uploaded to aulaweb.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

The start of classes and schedule can be viewed at the following web address:

https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/index.php?view=easycourse&_lang=it&include=corso

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam will be in-person and oral dissertation of the content covered in the course.

The student will have to answer open-ended questions describing the content covered during the lectures.

Regulations regarding how to evaluate students certified as having DSA or other educational needs indicated by the university will be followed in the examination. (e.g.: additional time in case of written exams, use of concept maps to be viewed for approval by teachers at least one week before the exam date).

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The oral examination will test the student's ability to discuss the topics covered in class and make connections between them. The quality of exposition, the correct use of specialized vocabulary, and the ability to critically reason about the realized study will also be evaluated.

The basic elements of the subject must be known for the examination to be considered sufficient.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Ask the professor for other information not included in the teaching schedule