aZLLC011s Medical Chemistry, Dental Materials - seminar

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Ondřej Peš, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jiří Slanina, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Josef Tomandl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Iva Audy (assistant)
doc. RNDr. Jiří Dostál, CSc. (assistant)
Mgr. Jana Gregorová, Ph.D. (assistant)
MUDr. Michaela Králíková, Ph.D. (assistant)
RNDr. Hana Paulová, CSc. (assistant)
prof. RNDr. Eva Táborská, CSc. (assistant)
Mgr. Marie Tomandlová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Josef Tomandl, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MUDr. Michaela Králíková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Biochemistry – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable of Seminar Groups
aZLLC011s/40: Fri 7:40–9:20 A16/215, H. Paulová
aZLLC011s/41: Fri 7:40–9:20 A16/308, J. Slanina
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The aim of the course is to practice the basic relationships of general and physical chemistry as well as the structures and properties of an-/organic compounds important in the follow-up subject of biochemistry.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- understand the basics of general, inorganic and organic chemistry in the scope necessary for further study of biochemistry.
- apply general physical and chemical laws to processes in living organisms.
- describe the properties of the major biogenic elements and compounds important in medicine, nutrition, and toxicology.
- understand the chemical properties of organic and bioorganic compounds.
- describe chemical properties of dental materials.
Key topics
  • Properties of particles, molar quantities, composition of solutions, basic calculations.
  • Electrolyte solutions, ion activity. Osmotic pressure, osmolality.
  • Acid-base balance. Buffers.
  • Non-covalent interactions, adsorbents, surfactants. Poorly soluble salts.
  • Reaction kinetics. Chemical equilibrium.
  • Gibbs energy. Redox reaction, redox reactions in oral cavity.
  • Properties of organic compounds.
  • Properties and transformations of carboxylic acids and their derivatives.
  • Latin names of compounds.
  • Macromolecules in dentistry.
  • Heterocyclic compounds, relationship to vitamins and cofactors.
  • Properties and structure of carbohydrates.
  • Properties and structure of amino acids and proteins.
  • Properties and structure of lipids and steroids.
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • Interactive Syllabus of the course in IS MU.
  • Essentials of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry (Ed. Dostál J.). Download: https://portal.med.muni.cz/article-623-essentials-of-medical-chemistry-and-biochemistry.html
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Active practice, written verification of acquired knowledge.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Credit. Conditions for giving the course-unit credit:
1) completion of all seminars and 2) completion of in-term tests.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
Detailed information on the teaching and completion of the course is given in the Study Materials in IS MU.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023, autumn 2024.
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