BDBC01b Biochemistry

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
10/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Jiří Dostál, CSc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Hana Paulová, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiří Slanina, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Eva Táborská, CSc. (lecturer)
Lenka Nerudová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Eva Táborská, CSc.
Department of Biochemistry – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
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 aim of the cours is to get the basic knowledgw about biochemical processes in the human body.
Syllabus
  • Biochemistry for bacherols follows secondary school chemistry and broadens the subject considerably to the level required for the study of successive subjects. There are covered the basic principles of chemistry as well as the survey of biochemically important inorganic and organic compounds. A special attention is paid to the structures and chemistry of saccharides, lipids, steroids, aminoacids, proteins, nucleotides and nucleic acids. Biochemical part deals with the metabolism of nutrients including biochemistry of muscles and vision.
  • Atomic structure. Chemical bonds.
  • Latin nomenclature.
  • Chemical reactions. Basic chemical calculations.
  • Solutions. Acids and bases. Osmotic pressure.
  • Redox reactions. Adsorbents, detergents.
  • Biochemically important elements and their compounds.
  • Organic compounds. Hydrocarbons. Alcohols, phenols, ethers.
  • Carbonyl compounds. Carboxylic acids and their deivatives.
  • Nitrocompounds, amines, heterocycles and their biochemically important derivatives.
  • The chemistry of saccharides.
  • Aminoacids, peptides, proteins. Biocatalysis. Types of enzymes, enzyme nomenclature.
  • Lipids, phospholipids, glycolipids. Eicosanoids, steroids.
  • Nucleosides and nucleotides, types of nucleic acids.
  • Hemoproteins. Hem. Bile pigments.
  • General principles of metabolism. High-energy compounds. Citric acid cycle. Respiration chain, aerobic phosphorylation.
  • Saccharide metabolism, glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, synthesis of glycogen.
  • Metabolism of proteins and aminoacids. Proteins in food and their digestion. Synthesis of urea.
  • Digestion and resorption of lipids. Fatty acid metabolism, ketogenesis. Cholesterol.
  • Hormones, mechanism of their action. Neuron, neurotransmitters.
  • Muscle proteins, molecular principles of contraction and relaxation.
  • Metabolism of xenobiotics.
  • Biochemistry of vision, rhodopsine cycle. Metabolism of the cornea and the lens.
Literature
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Celkově 10 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2010.
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