B019983 -

italian

1-Stefani, Taddei "Chimica, biochimica e biologia applicata" Zanichelli ed.
2-Bertoldi, Colombo, Magni, Marin, Palestini "Chimica e Biochimica" EdiSES ed.
3-Samaja, Paroni " Chimica e biochimica per le lauree triennali dell'area biomedica" PICCIN ed.
4- Vincenzo N. Talesa Rita Roberti Cinzia Antognelli "Biochimica e biologia per le professioni sanitarie" McGraw-Hill Education Ed.

The acquired knowledge will be:
- properties of water and its importance as a solvent of the cellular environment;
- chemical components of cells;
- properties of solutions, physiological solutions, buffer solutions;
- functional groups of organic molecules and their reactivity;
- energy transfers in biochemical transformations;
- knowledge of the structure and function of molecules involved in cellular metabolism;
- main metabolic transformations;
- main hormonal regulations of metabolism.
The acquired knowledge should equip students with the following skills:
- be able to recognize the nature and properties of reagents and solutions normally used in the course of professional activity
- understand the general metabolic picture in physiopathological conditions.

In order to successfully follow the Biochemistry module, it is necessary to have acquired the basic knowledge of chemistry at the high school level. In particular, for the understanding of the language used in Biochemistry, the student must possess general knowledge of the cellular structure, the structure of the atom and simple inorganic and organic molecules.

The course is held through lectures on all the topics of the program. During the lectures, students are encouraged to intervene to request clarifications.

The exam includes a single written test with open questions and multiple choice.

The test aims to ascertain: a) the degree of knowledge and understanding; b) the ability to apply the acquired skills in the biomedical field; c) the quality of the presentation (clarity, coherence, scientific rigor, completeness, synthesis capacity).

Organic chemistry; conventional rules for writing organic chemistry structures; isomers; functional groups; hydrolysis; condensation;
redox reaction.
Biochemistry

- Amino Acids
- Protein Structure and Function
- Enzymes
- Vitamins
- Introduction to Carbohydrates
- Glycolysis
- Gluconeogenesis
- Metabolism of Monosaccharides and Disaccharides
- Pentose Phosphate Pathway and NADPH
-Metabolism of Dietary Lipids
- Lipid Metabolism
- Fatty Acid and Triacylglycerol Metabolism
- Nitrogen Metabolism
-Amino Acids Disposal of Nitrogen
- Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
- Metabolic Effects of Insulin and Glucagon
- Bioenergetics and Oxidative Phosphorylation