PřF:C3190 Biochemistry I - sem. - Course Information
C3190 Biochemistry I - seminar
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/1/0. 1 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person. - Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Kateřina Dadáková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Zdeněk Farka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marta Pelcová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Vojtěch Sedláček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr. Zdeněk Farka, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Biochemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science - Prerequisites
- NOW ( C3181 Biochemistry I )
Simultaneous enrollment in the Biochemistry I course (C3181) - 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
- there are 17 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Students will get acquainted in detail with the most important topics discussed in Biochemistry I course. The main focus of the subject will be the structure, properties and function of the basic components of living systems, thermodynamic calculations, enzymology, and the main metabolic pathways and cycles.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course, the students will understand the major topics of Biochemistry I course: they will know the structure, basic features, and molecular functions of the main components of living systems (amino acids, peptides, proteins, and lipids), will be able to perform basic calculations in thermodynamics, and will understand the basics of enzymology, metabolism of sugars and lipids, and principles of citric acid cycle, respiratory chain, and photosynthesis.
- Syllabus
- 1. Introduction.
- 2. Amino acids and peptides.
- 3. Proteins: structure and function.
- 4. Bioinformatics.
- 5. Test 1.
- 6. Thermodynamics.
- 7. Enzymes, enzyme kinetics.
- 8. Structure of sugars, lipids, and phospholipids.
- 9. Test 2.
- 10. Metabolism of sugars and lipids.
- 11. Citrate cycle.
- 12. Respiratory chain and photosynthesis.
- 13. Test 3.
- Literature
- required literature
- MIKEŠ, Vladimír, Pavel BOUCHAL and Zdeněk FARKA. Úlohy z biochemie (Problems in biochemistry). 2. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2023, 62 pp. info
- recommended literature
- VOET, Donald, Judith G. VOET and Charlotte W. PRATT. Fundamentals of biochemistry : life at the molecular level. Fifth edition. Hoboken: Wiley, 2016, xviii, 109. ISBN 9781118918401. info
- Teaching methods
- Seminar: Class discussion on the problematics, exercises, calculations.
- Assessment methods
- The participation in the lessons is compulsory, with one absence allowed; additional absences must be excused through the study department. The credit will be obtained in the case of success in interim tests written during the semester (at least 70% of points in total). Retake tests will be based on the complete content of the course (requirement of at least 70% of points).
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week. - Teacher's information
- Electronic textbook Problems in biochemistry and the presentations containing the formulas and schemes are available in the Study materials (Czech only). The students are advised to bring them to the course in a suitable form (either printed or in tablet), because they contain theory, schemes, exercises, and data required for the seminars.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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