BASIC BIOCHEMISTRY BIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY

GIUSEPPINA AMODIO BASIC BIOCHEMISTRY BIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY

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DIPARTIMENTO DI MEDICINA, CHIRURGIA E ODONTOIATRIA "SCUOLA MEDICA SALERNITANA"
EQF6
NURSING
2017/2018

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2013
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1NOZIONI DI BIOCHIMICA BIOLOGIA E MICROBIOLOGIA - MOD BIOCHIMICA
224LESSONS
2NOZIONI DI BIOCHIMICA BIOLOGIA E MICROBIOLOGIA - MOD MICROBIOLOGIA
112LESSONS
3NOZIONI DI BIOCHIMICA BIOLOGIA E MICROBIOLOGIA - MOD BIOLOGIA APPLICATA
112LESSONS


Objectives
LEARN MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF CELL FUNCTION AND UNDERSTAND THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF HUMAN PATHOLOGIES
Prerequisites
KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC INORGANIC AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND PHISICS
Contents
1. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES.
2. AMINOACIDS AND PEPTIDES. PROTEIN STRUCTURE. FIBROUS PROTEINS: THE PECULIAR STRUCTURE OF COLLAGEN. GLOBULAR PROTEINS: MIOGLOBIN AND HAEMOGLOBIN. ENZYMES AND BASICS OF ENZYME KINETICS.
3. BASICS OF BIOENERGETICS, ATP. CARBOHYDRATES CATABOLISM. GLYCOLISIS. KREBS CYCLE. THE ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN AND THE OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORILATION. LIPIDS CATABOLISM. PROTEIN CATABOLISM. UREA CYCLE. THE CORRELATION AMONG THE DIFFERENT METABOLIC PATHWAYS.
4. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF CELL MEMBRANES-LIPID MEMBRANE PROPERTIES AND ROLE OF MEMBRANE PROTEINS IN THE MEMBRANE TRANSPORT
5. MITHOCONDRIA- ORGANIZATION OF CELL METABOLISM-CELLULAR RESPIRATION AND ATP BIOSYNTHESIS
6.ORGANIZATION OF GENOMIC DNA- BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION-GENETIC CODE-MUTATIONS
7. ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION OF CELLULAR COMPARTMENTS: PEROXYSOMES-ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM -THE SECRETORY PATHWAY –THE GOLGI COMPLEX- EXOCYTOSIS-FUNCTIONS OF THE ENDOSOMAL COMPARTMENT – CYTOSKELETON.
8. CELL DIVISION AND REPRODUCTION. CELL CYCLE. MITOSIS. MEIOSIS. SEXUAL REPRODUCTION. FERTILIZATION.
9. STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PROKARIOTIC CELLS, VIRUS, AND FUNGI CELLS.
10. MICROBIAL GROWTH AND METABOLISM.
11. PATHOGENESIS MECHANISMS. THE INFECTION PROCESS AND THE INTERACTION OF MICROORGANISMS WITH THE HOST DEFENSE MECHANISMS.
12. IMMUNOLOGY: ANTIBODIES, ANTIGENS, LYMPHOCYTES B AND T, HUMORAL AND CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY. VACCINES.
13. METHODOLOGIES TO COLLECT SAMPLES FOR BACTERIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS. ANTIBIOTICS AND THEIR MECHANISM OF ACTION. INFECTION OF THE URINARY, RESPIRATORY AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACTS. MST. VIRAL INFECTIONS, HEPATITIS , HIV.
Teaching Methods
LECTURES
MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST TO ASSESS VARIOUS LEVELS OF LEARNING
Verification of learning
MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST AND ORAL EXAM
Texts
ALBERTS ET.AL ESSENTIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL.
- CHAMPE PC. ET AL. ELEMENTS OF BIOCHEMISTRY. EDIZIONI ZANICHELLI
- BERTOLDI M ET AL. CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY. EDIZIONI EDISES
- SAMAJA ET AL. CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY. EDIZIONI PICCIN
More Information
75% ATTENDANCE OF CLASS LESSONS AND LABORATORY EXPERIENCE IS MANDATORY.
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