Health Professions of Technical Sciences (assistential)

Structure and properties of biological macromolecules: carbohydrates, proteins, lipid molecules and nucleic acids. Principles of membrane transport, bioenergetics, metabolic pathways, regulatory mechanisms including receptor-mediated signaling, steroid and peptide hormones. Chemical mechanisms of enzymes, phosphodiesterases. Structure and function of hemoglobin and myoglobin. Hydrosoluble and liposoluble vitamins. Free radicals.

Knowledge acquired by attending the first level Degree

D.L. Nelson, M.M. Cox, Introduzione alla Biochimica di Lehninger, ed Zanichelli D.L. Nelson, M.M. Cox, I Principi della Biochimica di Lehninger, ed Zanichelli M. Lieberman, A. Marks, MARKS BIOCHIMICA MEDICA Un approccio clinico Lange, HARPER-BIOCHIMICA, ed McGraw-Hill

Students are required to attend 66% of scheduled classes

To pass the exam it is necessary to achieve a grade of not less than 18/30e. The student must demonstrate that he has acquired a sufficient knowledge of the topics of Biochemistry. To achieve a score of 30/30 cum laude, the student must instead demonstrate that he has acquired an excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course, being able to connect them in a logical and coherent way.

Face-to-face lessons unless otherwise provided by the University, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.