bp1852 Biochemistry

Faculty of Sports Studies
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marek Štancl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Olga Korvasová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marek Štancl, Ph.D.
Department of Health Promotion – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Health Promotion – Faculty of Sports Studies
Timetable
Wed 18:00–18:45 C15/207
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Znalosti chemie na úrovni střední školy.
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
Course objectives
The goal is to gain basic knowledge of biochemical processes in the human body necessary for the study of related specialized subjects. The subject extends and deepens the knowledge acquired during high school chemistry studies.
Syllabus
  • Biologically important inorganic compounds
  • Biologically important organic compounds
  • Carbohydrates, carbohydrate derivatives
  • Amino acids, peptides, proteins
  • Enzymes, structure, mechanism of action
  • Vitamins, lipids, phospholipids, glycolipids
  • Nucleosides, nucleotides, nucleic acids and their functions
  • Hemoproteins, heme, bile pigments
  • Metabolism of carbohydrates, glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, glycogen
  • Metabolism of proteins and amino acids, protein synthesis, urea cycle
  • Metabolism of lipids
  • Citric acid cycle, respiratory chain, oxidative phosphorylation
  • Hormones, mechanism of action
  • Biochemistry of muscle
  • Transformation and detoxification of xenobiotics
Literature
  • BAYNES, John W. and Marek H. DOMINICZAK. Medical biochemistry. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier Mosby, 2005, xii, 693. ISBN 0723433410. info
  • Biochemistry. Edited by Jeremy M. Berg - John L. Tymoczko - Lubert Stryer. 5th ed. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company, 2002, xxxviii, 9. ISBN 0-7167-4684-0. info
  • Biochemie. Edited by Zdeněk Vodrážka. 2. opr. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1996, 191 s. ISBN 80-200-0600-1. info
  • PACÁK, Josef. Jak porozumět organické chemii. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1997, 315 s. ISBN 8071842613. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
http://www.fsps.muni.cz/impact/biochemie/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020.
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