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ONC0251A Structural biochemistry, or the molecules of life
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Structural biochemistry, or the molecules of life
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Academic year 2024/2025
- Course ID
- ONC0251A
- Teacher
- Serena Marchiò (Lecturer)
- Year
- 1st year
- Teaching period
- Annual
- Type
- Related or integrative
- Credits/Recognition
- 1 (12 hours of lectures)
- Course disciplinary sector (SSD)
- BIOS-07/A - Biochemistry
- Delivery
- Formal authority
- Language
- English
- Attendance
- Obligatory
- Type of examination
- Written and oral (optional)
- Type of learning unit
- modulo
- Modular course
- Biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology (ONC0251)
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Sommario del corso
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Course objectives
This module forms an essential component of the Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology course. The primary objective of the module is to provide students with a digital perspective on the fundamental building blocks of living organisms.
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Results of learning outcomes
By the end of this module, students will possess the ability to expertly utilize the technical vocabulary most commonly associated with chemical and biological disciplines. They will be familiar with the fundamental biological molecules essential to life and capable of describing the structure of principal sugars, lipids, and amino acids. Additionally, students will skillfully identify the correlation between the structure and function of biological molecules by analyzing pertinent examples. Furthermore, they will contextualize the knowledge they've gained within a digital perspective. Finally, students will be able to confidently present their knowledge both verbally and in concise written statements.- Oggetto:
Program
- Getting started: basics and vocabulary of chemical sciences applied to biological systems
- The chemistry of carbon-based molecules
- Sugars: monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides
- Lipids: triglycerides, phospholipids, glycolipids
- Proteins: amino acids, peptide bond, protein structure
- Examples of the structure-function relationship in proteins: alpha-keratin, collagen, hemoglobin, enzymes
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Course delivery
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Learning assessment methods
Learning will be assessed in-presence, through a written test on the Moodle platform. The test will consist of 30 multiple-choice (or similar) questions to be completed in 30 minutes.
Suggested readings and bibliography
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