LF:VSBC0321p Biochemistry I -l - Course Information

VSBC0321p Biochemistry I -l

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2001

Extent and Intensity

1/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: -.

Teacher(s)

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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 2000.