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BMB501: Biomolecular Chemistry (5 ECTS)

STADS: 1000101

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the spring semester.
Third quater.

Teacher responsible

Email: f.kir@bmb.sdu.dk

Email: ebp@ifk.sdu.dk

Timetable

Group	Type	Day	Time	Classroom	Weeks
Common	I	Monday	08-10	U55	05-09
Common	I	Wednesday	12-14	U55	05-11
S1	TE	Tuesday	10-12	U10	05-11
S1	TL	Tuesday	14-18	lab 5&6 KEMI	9
S1	TL	Tuesday	14-18	BMB	10-11
S2	TE	Wednesday	10-12	U17	05-11
S2	TL	Friday	12-16	lab 5&6 KEMI	9
S2	TL	Friday	13-17	BMB	10-11
S3	TL	Wednesday	08-12	BMB	11
S3	TE	Thursday	10-12	U10	05-11
S3	TL	Saturday	09-13	lab 5&6 KEMI	9
S3	TL	Saturday	09-13	BMB	10
S4	TL	Tuesday	08-12	lab 5&6 KEMI	9
S4	TL	Tuesday	08-12	BMB	10-11
S4	TE	Thursday	08-10	U10	05-11
S5	TL	Wednesday	14-18	lab 5&6 KEMI	9
S5	TL	Wednesday	14-18	BMB	10-11
S5	TE	Friday	08-10	U10	05-11
S6	TE	Thursday	14-16	U10	05-11
S6	TL	Friday	08-12	lab 5&6 KEMI	9
S6	TL	Friday	08-12	BMB	10-11
S8	TL	Monday	14-18	lab 5&6 KEMI	9
S8	TL	Monday	14-18	BMB	10-11
S8	TE	Friday	12-14	U10	05-11
S9	TL	Monday	08-12	lab 5&6 KEMI	9
S9	TL	Monday	08-12	BMB	10-11
S9	TE	Friday	08-10	U29	05-11
S10	TE	Wednesday	14-16	U10	05-11
S10	TL	Thursday	08-12	lab 5&6 KEMI	9
S10	TL	Thursday	08-12	BMB	10-11
S11	TE	Wednesday	10-12	U14	05-11
S11	TL	Thursday	14-18	lab 5&6 KEMI	9
S11	TL	Thursday	14-18	BMB	10-11

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Comment:
Hold S12(E) er forbeholdt studerende optaget før 01.09.2005.
08.02.2006: Hold S12 er nedlagt.

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Students should be familiar with the contents of the “Science year“ Biology and Chemistry courses.

Course introduction
The aim of the course is to give the student an understanding of biomolecules in both chemical and biological contexts by

• Introducing the central types of biological macromolecules: proteins, nucleic acids carbohydrates and lipids.
• Demonstrating that fundamental organic chemistry defines the structure and thereby the function of these biological macromolecules.
• Illustrating that the function of biological macromolecules is normally of fundamental organic chemical nature.

Competences:
• Ability to assess the significance of fundamental chemical properties in biomolecular structure.
• Understanding of the connection between biomolecular structure and function.
• Knowledge of chemical synthesis of biomolecules and the chemical reactions of biomolecules.
• Fundamental skills in a biochemistry laboratory; incl. handling of micro litre volumes, reproducing experiments and conducting experiments base on a written instructions.

Expected learning outcome

Subject overview
1. Carbohydrates:

Monosaccharides and their stereochemistry

Disaccharides

Polysaccharides and their biological differences.

2. Nucleic acids:

Nucleosides and heterocyclic chemistry, including tautomerisation

Nucleotides

Oligonucleotides and their synthesis

DNA/RNA structure

3. Peptider:

Amino acids and their organic chemistry

Peptides; their synthesis and structural properties

Protein structure and function.

4. Lipids:

Structure

Hydrophobic og hydrophilic properties

Literature

Biomolecular chemistry, Pearson Publishing.

Syllabus
See syllabus.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
Approved lab journals, fail/pass, internal assessment by instructor. The lab exercises constitute 1 ECTS of the total 5 ECTS course. 3-hour written examination with all written aids and pocket calculator. External examiner. Grades according to the Danish 13-point scale.
Exam after conclusion of the course and reexamination after the 4th quarter.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

Forelæsninger (24 timer), eksaminatorier (12 timer) og obligatorisk laboratorieøvelser (12 timer).
Educational activities

Language
No recorded information about the language used in the course.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
See fees for single courses.