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

Additional teachers
ebp@ifk.sdu.dk

Timetable
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Comment:
Øvelsesvejledningen for laboratorieøvelserne kan findes på Blackboard.

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

• Kirpekar & Pedersen: Biomolecular chemistry, (1^st Ed., Pearson 2006). (kan købes i Studenterboghandelen).

Syllabus
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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 7-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 (22 timer), eksaminatorier (14 timer) og obligatorisk laboratorieøvelser (12 timer).
Educational activities

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

Course enrollment
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Tuition fees for single courses
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