Universität Wien

270208 VO Biological Chemistry I (2007W)

Biochemistry for Chemistry Students

5.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 27 - Chemie

Mo 8:30 - 10:00, Fr 8:15 - 9:00,
Ort und Termin siehe auch Studentenseite des Zentrums für Molekulare Biologie: http://www.students.mfpl.ac.at/

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Language: German

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Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

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Aims, contents and method of the course

6 hours (6 credits); F161
Function of biochemical processes in living organisms, cell structure, structure of proteins , enzymes, biological membranes and their components, nucleic acids (gene technology). Energy metabolism: role of ATP, anaerobic and aerobic glycolysis, fat degradation, citric acid cycle, respiratory chain and oxidative phosphorylation. Choroplast structure and photosynthesis, production of NADPH as universal rerductant for biosynthetic processes. Basic principles of anabolic pathways: gluconeogenesis, fatty acid and lipid biosynthesis, metabolism of nitrogen compounds. Storage, transfer and expression of genetic information: DNA replication, transcription, protein biosynthesis. Protein degradation. Levels of metabolic regulation: transcription etc., enzyme activity. Signal transduction. Immuno-chemistry.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Vermittlung biochemischer Grundkenntnisse

Examination topics

Beurteilung (LP): schriftliche Prüfung

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