BVBC0242p Biochemistry II -lecture

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2002
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Ing. Petr Kaplan, CSc. (lecturer)
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 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2003.
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