BVBC0242p Biochemistry II -lecture

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2000
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Vladimír Palyza, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Vladimír Palyza, CSc.
Department of Biochemistry – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus
  • Aminoacids, peptides, proteins (structure, properties).
  • Enzymes. Characteristic features of biocatalysis, enzyme structure and function, nomenclature and classification of enzymes.
  • Mechanisms of enzyme action. Kinetics of enzyme catalyzed reactions.
  • Enzyme cofactors, review of structures and functions.
  • Carbohydrate metabolism, the glycolytic pathway.
  • Gluconeogenesis. Glycogen biosynthesis and breakdown.
  • Pentose phosphate pathway.
  • Interconversions of monosaccharides.
  • Heteroglycanes, glycoproteins.
  • Metabolism of fatty acids, ketogenesis. Carnitine. Synthesis of TG, fat mobilization.
  • Phospholipids, glycolipids, biological membranes.
  • Protein and amino acid metabolism. Proteins in food and their digestion.
  • Common reactions in amino acid degradation and the ureosynthetic cycle.
  • Metabolic breakdown of individual amino acids.
  • Catabolism of haemoglobin, bilirubin metabolism.
  • Mitochondria. Mitochondrial electron transport chain, proton motive force, synthesis of ATP, oxidative phosphorylation.
  • The tricarboxylic acid cycle.
  • Control of metabolism. Mechanism of hormone action, intracellular (soluble) and plasma membrane receptors.
  • The biological effects of some hormones.
Literature
  • VACÍK, Jiří. Přehled středoškolské chemie (Overview of High School Chemistry). 4th ed. Praha: SPN, 1999, 368 pp. ISBN 80-7235-108-7. info
  • KAPLAN, Petr, Eva TÁBORSKÁ, Jiří DOSTÁL and Jaromír SLÁMA. Chemie a biochemie pro bakaláře (Chemistry and Biochemistry for Bachelors). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999, 162 pp. ISBN 80-210-2190-X. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003.
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