Nucleic acids |
Composition of nucleosides and nucleotides.
Deoxyribonucleic acid.
Ribonucleic acids. |
Carbohydratess: |
General characteristics and classification.
Monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides.
Structure, importance and function.
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Enzymes: |
Concept, active site, and classification.
Enzymatic catalysis.
Kinetical enzymatic.
allosteric Enzymes. |
Carbohydrate metabolism: |
Anaerobic processes of energy generation.
Oxidative processes: citric acid cycle and route of the pentose phosphate cycle.
Biological oxidations: electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation.
Carbohydrate biosynthesis.
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Metabolism of nitrogenous compounds: |
Proteolysis.
Amino acid catabolism.
Nitrogen excretion and urea cycle.
Catabolism of carbon skeletons of amino acids.
Amino acid byosinthesis.
Regulation of amino acids metabolism.
Nucleotide metabolism. |
Practice: Enzymology |
Preparation of enzyme extract.
Measurement of enzyme activity.
Kinetic characterisation. |