3514.11 - Biochemistry

3514.11

Biochemistry

7.5

To provide the students with knowledge of biological molecules (their structures, functions and mechanisms of action) and central metabolic pathways, giving the foundations of molecular biology.

Biological molecules and their bonds; pH; hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity; thermodynamics (free energy, enthalpy, entropy); proteins and their structures; lipids and membranes; carbohydrates; nucleic acids and their structures; coenzymes; enzymes; enzyme kinetics and inhibition; glycolysis and gluconeogenesis; ß-oxidation and fatty acid synthesis; citric acid cycle; electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation; nitrogen metabolism; DNA replication; transcription; protein synthesis. Laboratory exercizes: Enzyme kinetics, polymerase chain reaction

Lectures. Problem solving. Laboratory exercises (obligatory).

Four-hour written examination. No auxiliary materials allowed, except for electronic calculator. NVD computer available for writing. Laboratory reports must be accepted.

Svein-Ole Mikalsen