PřF:C5730 Biochemistry - sem. - Course Information
C5730 Biochemistry - seminar
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2007
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/1/0. 1 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Petr Zbořil, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Kašparovský, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Petr Zbořil, CSc.
Department of Biochemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petr Zbořil, CSc. - Timetable
- Thu 15:00–15:50 C05/107
- Prerequisites
- NOW( C5720 Biochemistry )
Organic Chemistry I, II. Physical Chemistry I, II. - 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
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Chemistry (programme PřF, M-SS)
- Course objectives
- Structure of Living Matter. Composition and Organization of Cells. Basic Classes of Biomolecules: Amino Acids and Proteins, Sugars and Polysaccharides, Nucleic Acids, Lipids and Membranes. General Features of Metabolism. Energetics of Biochemical Reactions. Introduction to Enzymes and Coenzymes.
- Syllabus
- Introduction. History, objects and methods of study. Structural levels. Practical aspects. Amino acids. Structural features and properties. Methods of study. Peptides. Structure and nomenclature. Analysis and synthesis. Important peptides. Proteins. Structure and properties. Classification. Conformation and its changes. Methods of isolation and study of proteins. Function of proteins - catalytic, structural, transport, signal, defense. Nucleic acids. Structure and metabolism of polynucleotides. Saccharides. General properties and reactions of monosaccharides. Di-, oligo- and polysaccharides. Lipids. Composition and properties, classification, function. Structure of biomembranes. General features of metabolism, anabolic and catabolic processes. Chemical reactions, equilibrium, energetics. Macroergic compounds. Enzymes. Conditions of enzymatic reactions. Enzyme kinetics. Organization of enzymes, regulation. Enzyme classification and nomenclature. Measurement of activities, units. Isolation of enzymes. Coenzymes, types, functions.
- Literature
- ŠÍPAL, Zdeněk. Biochemie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1992, 479 s. ISBN 8004217362. info
- DUCHOŇ, Jiří. Lekárska chémia a biochémia. 1988, 749 s. info
- DUCHOŇ, Jiří. Přehled lékařské chemie a biochemie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1982, 306 s. info
- DUCHOŇ, Jiří. Přehled lékařské chemie a biochemie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1982, 666 s. info
- DUCHOŇ, Jiří. Přehled lékařské chemie a biochemie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1982, 306 s. info
- Assessment methods (in Czech)
- Cvičení k přednášce Biochemie I. Zápočet formou písemných testů.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2007, recent)
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