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The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
| Period | From | To |
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| 1° e 2° SEMESTRE | Oct 3, 2016 | Jun 3, 2017 |
| 1° SEMESTRE | Oct 3, 2016 | Dec 22, 2016 |
| 2° SEMESTRE | Feb 20, 2017 | Jun 3, 2017 |
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| SESSIONE INVERNALE INSEGNAMENTI DEL 1° SEMESTRE A.A. 2016/2017 | Jan 9, 2017 | Feb 17, 2017 |
| SESSIONE ESTIVA LAUREANDI A.A. 2016/2017 | Jun 5, 2017 | Jul 10, 2017 |
| SESSIONE ESTIVA A.A. 2016/2017 | Jun 5, 2017 | Jul 28, 2017 |
| SESSIONE AUTUNNALE A.A.2016/2017 | Sep 1, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 |
| Session | From | To |
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| SESSIONE INVERNALE A.A 2015/2016 | Mar 6, 2017 | Mar 17, 2017 |
| SESSIONE ESTIVA A.A.2016/2017 | Jul 20, 2017 | Jul 31, 2017 |
| SESSIONE AUTUNNALE A.A. 2016/2017 | Oct 13, 2017 | Oct 27, 2017 |
| Period | From | To |
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| Festa di Tutti i Santi | Nov 1, 2016 | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Festa dell'Immacolata Concezione | Dec 8, 2016 | Dec 8, 2016 |
| Vacanze di Natale | Dec 23, 2016 | Jan 6, 2017 |
| Vacanze di Pasqua | Apr 13, 2017 | Apr 18, 2017 |
| Festa della Liberazione | Apr 25, 2017 | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Festa dei Lavoratori | May 1, 2017 | May 1, 2017 |
| Festa del Santo Patrono - San Zeno | May 21, 2017 | May 21, 2017 |
| Festa della Repubblica | Jun 2, 2017 | Jun 2, 2017 |
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Biochemistry (2016/2017)
Teaching code
4S00103
Teacher
Coordinatore
Credits
7
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
BIO/10 - BIOCHEMISTRY
Language
Italian
Period
1° SEMESTRE dal Oct 3, 2016 al Dec 22, 2016.
Learning outcomes
The aim of Biochemistry course is focused on understanding the molecular bases of how biological systems work and the structure-function relationships of macromolecules, both in physiological and in pathological condition. The course aims to introduce the main metabolic pathways and their regulations at the molecular, cellular and tissue levels, integrating chemical, physiological and pathological aspects of human biochemistry, in order to provide students with biochemical knowledge useful in the practice of dentistry.
Program
Structure and classification of amino acids. Structure of the peptide bond. Secondary structures (alpha helix, beta sheet, triple helix of collagen). Tertiary and quaternary structures of proteins. Structure and function of fibrous proteins: alpha keratin, actin-myosin, elastin. Structure and function of proteins that bind the oxygen, saturation curve of hemoglobin for oxygen, cooperative effect, Bohr effect, 2,3 bisphosphoglycerate, pathological hemoglobins. Enzymes: examples of enzyme catalysis. Enzyme kinetics, maximum speed, Michaelis constant. Enzyme inhibition: competitive, non-competitive, allosteric. Regulation of enzyme activity by phosphorylation. Vitamins and co-enzymes.
Introduction to metabolism. Electron transport chain, theory chemo-osmotic, oxidative phosphorylation by rotational catalysis.
Digestion of carbohydrates, glycolysis, energy balance and its regulation, lactic fermentation. Gluconeogenesis, glycogen synthesis and glycogen lysis. Hormonal regulation of blood sugar. Pentose phosphate pathway.
Oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate, the citric acid cycle and its regulation.
Catabolism of ethanol and its effects on hepatic metabolism. Cycle nutrition / fasting, metabolic dis-regulation in some human diseases.
Digestion of lipids, transport of lipids in the blood, lipoproteins.
Cytosolic activation of fatty acids, carnitine transport into mitochondria.
Beta oxidation of fatty acids. Ketogenesis, fatty acid synthesis, cholesterol metabolism.
Digestion of proteins. Amino acids metabolism: transfer, transport and deletion of the amino group, urea cycle. Catecholamine synthesis.
Nucleic acids, structure of DNA and RNA, DNA replication in eukaryotes, transcription.
Protein synthesis Regulation of gene expression and signal transduction.
Bibliografia
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathews CK, Van Holde KE, Appling DR, Anthony-Cahill SJ | Biochimica (Edizione 4) | Piccin | 2013 | 978-88-299-2683-1 | |
| Siliprandi N, Tettamanti G | Biochimica medica | Ed. Piccin, Padova | 1998 | ||
| David L Nelson, Michael M Cox | I principi di biochimica di Lehninger (Edizione 7) | Zanichelli | 9788808920690 | ||
| P.C. CHAMPE, R.A. HAEVEY, D.R. FERRIER | Le basi della biochimica | Zanichelli | 2015 |
Examination Methods
During the Course of Biochemistry two tests in progress will be planned in the written form with open questions. The access to the second test will be conditioned by the overcoming of the first one.
In the normal session of examination the test will consist of a written part requiring a detailed description, by chemical formulas, of one of the main metabolic pathways. Passing the written test will give access to the oral test that will be focused on all the arguments described in the attached program.
Teaching materials
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PROGRAMMA A.A. 2016-2017
(docx, it, 1314 KB, 25/10/16)
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