GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Knowledge of the structures of the most important biomolecules: proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and nucleic acids. Relationship between structure and function of proteins. Study of the action of enzymes. Study of cellular energy metabolism. Study of the main metabolic pathways.

Frontal lectures

Detailed program: Structure and function of proteins Three-dimensional structure of proteins Enzymes, structure, regulation, catalysis and enzyme kinetics Structure of carbohydrates
Lipid structure, Structure and function of nucleotides, Bioenergetics, Krebs cycle, Carbohydrate metabolism, Lipid metabolism, Amino acid metabolism, General metabolism regulation

1) Garrett e Grisham, Principi di Biochimica, Ed. Piccin

2) Nelson e Cox Biochimica del Lenhinger Zanichelli

3) Stryer Biochimica Zanichelli

4) D. Voet, J.G. Voet, Fondamenti di Biochimica, Ed. Zanichelli