VSBC0321p Biochemistry I -l

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2000
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: -.
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Vladimír Palyza, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Jaromír Sláma, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Eva Táborská, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Vladimír Palyza, CSc.
Department of Biochemistry – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus
  • Enzymes. Characteristic features of biocatalysis, enzyme structure and function, nomenclature and classification of enzymes.
  • Enzyme cofactors, review of structures and functions.
  • Mechanisms of enzyme action. Kinetics of enzyme catalyzed reactions.
  • Assays of enzyme activity, the conditions used, factors affecting catalytic activity of enzymes.
  • Metabolism: basic concepts and design. Biological oxidations, generation of high-energy compounds.
  • Carbohydrate metabolism, the glycolytic pathway.
  • Gluconeogenesis. Glycogen biosynthesis and breakdown.
  • Pentose phosphate pathway.
  • Interconversions of monosaccharides and of their derivatives.
  • Protein and amino acid metabolism. Proteins in food and their digestion.
  • The common reaction in amino acid degradation and the ureosynthetic cycle.
  • Metabolic breakdown of individual amino acids.
Literature
  • MURRAY, Robert, Daryl GRANNER, Peter MAYES and Victor RODWELL. Harperova biochemie (Harper's Biochemistry). 2. české vydání. Jinočany: Nakladatelství H & H, 1998, 872 pp. ISBN 80-85787-38-5. info
  • Biochemistry :a concise text for medical students. Edited by D. K. Apps. 5th ed. London: Bailliere Tindall, 1992, vii, 448 s. ISBN 0-7020-1444-3. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001.
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