| Topic |
Sub-topic |
| Inorganic components from living organisms: |
Importance of no covalent interactions.
Role of the water in the biological processes.
Interactions of the macromolecules in solution. |
| Nucleic acids |
Composition of nucleosides and nucleotides.
Deoxyribonucleic acid.
Ribonucleic acids. |
| Amino acids and proteins: |
Classification and properties of the amino acids.
Peptidic bond
Peptides and proteins: structure, function and classification. |
| Carbohydratess: |
General characteristics and classification.
Monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides.
Structure, importance and function.
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| Lipids: |
General characteristics and biological importance.
Classification: fatty acids; simple lipids; complex lipids; isoprenoid lipids; eicosanoids.
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| Enzymes: |
Concept, active site, and classification.
Enzymatic catalysis.
Kinetical enzymatic.
allosteric Enzymes. |
| Introduction to Metabolism: |
Metabolic pathways.
Anabolism and catabolism.
Energy from biological processes.
Metabolism regulation.
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| Carbohydrate metabolism: |
Digestion of polysaccharides.
Glycolysis.
Pyruvate fates.
Fermentation processes.
Pentose phosphate pathway.
Gluconeogenesis.
Glycogen metabolism.
Regulation of carbohydrate metabolism. |
| Central pathways of intermediary metabolism |
Krebs cycle.
Electronic transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation.
NADH shuttles. |
| Lipid metabolism: |
Digestion and absorption of lipids.
Beta oxidation of fatty acids.
Ketone bodies.
Biosynthesis of fatty acids..
Regulation of fatty acids metabolism.
Biosynthesis of triacylglycerols and phospholipids.
Membrane lipids, steroids, isoprenoids and eicosanoids. |
| 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. |
| Transmission and expression of genetic information |
DNA Replication.
Information restructuring: restriction, repair and recombination.
Information transfer: Transcription.
Information decoding: Translation.
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| Practice: Enzymology |
Preparation of enzyme extract.
Measurement of enzyme activity.
Kinetic characterisation. |
