aZLBC0221s Biochemistry I - seminar

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Martina Čarnecká, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Jiří Dostál, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Gregorová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Miroslava Hlaváčová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Michaela Králíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Milena Matejovičová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Hana Paulová, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Ondřej Peš, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jiří Slanina, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PharmDr. Kristýna Šebrlová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. RNDr. Eva Táborská, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Josef Tomandl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marie Tomandlová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Lenka Nerudová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Eva Táborská, CSc.
Department of Biochemistry – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: Department of Biochemistry – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable of Seminar Groups
aZLBC0221s/40: No timetable has been entered into IS.
aZLBC0221s/41: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( aZLLC011s Med. Chemistry - seminar || ZLLC011s Med. Chem. - seminar ) && ( aZC011 Handling chemical substances || ZC011 Handling chemical substances )
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
Seminars are complementary to Biochemistry I lecture (ZLBC0221p). At the end of the course student understand and can describe the major metabolic pathways and their significance.
Syllabus
  • Introduction into the metabolism of cells (differences between prokatyotic and eukaryotic cell). Structure of haemoglobin and its relationship to the function. Hb types in the blood of healthy subjects, HbCO and MetHb, abnormal Hb types. Enzymes - reaction rate, progress curve, the Michaelis plot and Km, enzyme inhibition. Coenzymes, their relationship to vitamins. Written test I (Biochemical methods, hemoglobin, enzymology, coenzymes.) Membrane structure and assembly. Transport across membranes. Metabolism of glucose: Glycolysis under anaerobic and aerobic conditions and the oxidation of pyruvate. Gluconeogenesis. Glycogenesis and glycogenolysis. Metabolism of proteins. Common features of amino acid conversion. The synthesis of urea. Nitrogen balance. Important reactions in amino acid catabolism. Written test II (Membranes, transport across membranes, metabolism of saccharides and amino acids.) Biosynthesis and desaturation of fatty acids. The sources of essential fatty acids. Metabolism of triacylglycerols. Metabolism of phospholipids. Biosynthesis of eicosanoids. Peroxidation of lipids. Written test III (Metabolism of lipids.) The citric acid cycle. The respiratory chain and oxidative phosphorylation. Replication, transcription, proteosynthesis.
Literature
    required literature
  • Seminar texts available in Information system
Teaching methods
Course is based on group discusion to the given topics. The outlines of discusion are in the recommended textbook. Complementary materials are available in section Study materials.
Assessment methods
Credit. Conditions for giving the course-unit credit: Three short tests are written during the semester. Students that will obtain 52/75 points or more during the semester are not obliged to write the credit test. The other students will write the credit test with the 30 questions in the last week of the semester. The limit for passing the credit test is 14 points. All absences must be made up before writing the credit test. Students that will not fulfill this limit will be allowed to repeat the test once. Students that will not fulfill this requirement will not be given the course-unit credit. Obtaining of course-unit credits of practices and seminars is the pre-requisite for registration to the examination of Biochemistry I.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2016, recent)
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