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Laurea in Biotecnologie - Enrollment from 2025/2026

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Teaching code

4S02696

Credits

12

Coordinator

Paola Dominici

Language

Italian

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The teaching is organized as follows:

BIOCHIMICA

Credits

8

Period

Semester 1

Academic staff

Paola Dominici

BIOCHIMICA ANALITICA

Credits

4

Period

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Academic staff

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Learning objectives

Biochemistry is a branch of life sciences which deals with the study of chemical reactions and their organization in living cells and organisms. It takes into account the studies related to the nature of the chemical constituents of living matter, their transformations in biological systems and the energy changes associated with these transformations. Students will be guided through the course to understand the relationships between structure and function of macromolecules, and the regulatory strategies, with particular focus on metabolic pathways. The experimental activities are aimed at understanding the rationale behind the basic biochemical protocols developed to investigate the macromolecules and their functions. Pratical knowledge of basic biochemical techniques by means of lessons and experiments. Students will gain a thorough competence on the main technique used in biochemistry labs, in particular they will learn isolation, identification and structure- function relationship of macromolecules, with a focus on proteins.

Prerequisites and basic notions

In order to be able to understand and attend the course profitably, it is useful for the student to have a valid knowledge of the basic elements of general and inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and cell biology. The exams in Biology, General and Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry are preparatory

Bibliography

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Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The final grade is given by the weighted average of the grade for Analytical Biochemistry (written test) with the grade for Biochemistry (oral test)