Nursing

Atom and chemical bonds; radioactivity, functional groups. The gaseous state and its laws. Composition of the air and properties of oxygen. Henry’s law Chemical and physical properties of water. Solutions: definition and concentration units. Electrolytes. Colligative properties: osmotic pressure; edema and dehydration. Passive diffusion: the dialysis Acids and bases, pH and biological buffers Macromolecules: definition, structure and function. Lipids: fatty acids, triglycerides, phospholipids cholesterol and derivatives. Transport of lipids, lipoproteins. Biological membranes: structure, function, transport systems. Carbohydrates: monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides (cellulose, starch and glycogen). Amino acids and proteins: structure and amino acids properties. Structural organization of proteins. Fibrous and globular proteins. Proteins of connective tissue.Insulin. Hemoglobin and oxygen transport. Enzymes: enzyme activity, coenzymes and cofactors. Active site and specificity. Metabolism: anabolism and catabolism. Role of ATP. Notes on the following pathways: glycolysis, Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation. Lactic and alcoholic fermentation.

basic knowledge of mathematics and biology

Teaching materials and bibliography provided by the lecturer Textbook of Biochemistry for Nurses Paperback – by Ashok Kumar J. (Author) or other texts covering the whole program

Attendance is compulsory and the student must attend 67% of the lessons

Written exam, consisting of multiple choice questions, structural formulas Oral exam.

Lessons take place in the classroom (face-to-face)