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Type D and Type F activities
This information is intended exclusively for future freshmen who will enroll for the 2025/2026 academic year.If you are already enrolled in this course of study, consult the information available on the course page:
Laurea magistrale in Scienze motorie preventive ed adattate [LM-67] - Enrollment until 2024/2025| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° | Biochemistry for sport | D |
Massimo Donadelli
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° | Sports and drugs | D |
Giovanna Paolone
(Coordinator)
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| 1° | Neurological diseases and movement disorders | D |
Elena Antelmi
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° | Research methodology applied to sport | D |
Chiara Zoppirolli
(Coordinator)
|
Biochemistry for sport (2025/2026)
Teaching code
4S000725
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
3
Also offered in courses:
- Biochemistry for sport of the course Master's degree in Preventive and Adapted Exercise Science
- Biochemistry for sport of the course Master's degree in Sport Science and Physical Performance
- Biochemistry for sport of the course Master's degree in Sport Science and Physical Performance
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
BIO/10 - BIOCHEMISTRY
Period
1°semestre LM-67R Verona dal Sep 29, 2025 al Jan 16, 2026.
Courses Single
Authorized with reserve
Learning objectives
The course will consider the knowledge of the biochemical processes implicated in muscle cell functioning in a vision that integrates the entire organism. The student will learn to correlate the thermodynamic and kinetic features of the biochemical reactions belonging to the metabolism, including their enzymatic regulation, with the physiological responses to exercise in the absence or presence of various types of training.
Prerequisites and basic notions
To attend the course with profit, the student should have acquired knowledge of Chemistry and Biochemistry addressed during the three-year course. However, some fundamentals are retaken by the teacher.
Program
Energetic macromolecules and kinetic structure of the biochemical pathways: principles of the metabolic control of enzymes involved in the production of energy during physical exercise; equilibrium reactions and non equilibrium reactions, flux generating reactions, direction of a metabolic pathway; enzymes catalyzing flux generating reactions, the lactate dehydrogenase as an example.
Metabolic activity of the skeletal muscle: aerobic metabolism, alactic and lactic metabolism during the physical exercise; phosphocreatine and lactate; Cori Cycle.
Metabolism of carbohydrates: the effects on exercise and training in skeletal muscle.
Metabolism of amino-acids and proteins: the effects on exercise and training in skeletal muscle.
Metabolism of lipids: the effects on exercise and training in skeletal muscle.
Focus on some key enzymes that regulate energy metabolism after a training session.
Metabolic alterations in pathological conditions.
Didactic methods
Frontal teaching as the main teaching method.
Students will be made available the slides and other educational materials from lessons.
Learning assessment procedures
A 60-minute written exam that includes both multiple-choice tests and open questions in which to expand on and articulate the answer.
Evaluation criteria
The ability to organize knowledge and the ability to critically reason about the realized study will be evaluated. The score will be given in thirtieths.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The score is composed of multiple answers and open answers, which on average carry more weightage.
Exam language
italiano
