BMB503: Fundamental Biochemistry (5 ECTS)

STADS: 01000301

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.
Second quarter.

Teacher responsible
Email: m.miller@bmb.sdu.dk
Email: nils.f@bmb.sdu.dk
Email: wuestner@bmb.sdu.dk

Timetable
Group Type Day Time Classroom Weeks Comment
Common I Monday 12-14 U1 45-46,48-49
Common I Monday 12-14 U9 47
Common I Monday 12-14 BMB seminarrum 50
Common I Wednesday 08-10 U55 45-50
S1 TE Tuesday 12-14 U29 46-51
S1 TL Tuesday 14-18 49-50
S2 TE Wednesday 12-14 U26 45, 47-51
S2 TL Thursday 08-12 49-50
S3 TE Monday 10-12 U26 46-51
S3 TL Wednesday 14-18 49-50
S4 TE Friday 08-10 U53 46-51
S4 TL Friday 14-18 49-50
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Comment:
21.08.2006: Ekstra hold S4.

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Students must have passed BB501 Biology - from Molecule to Ecosystem and are expected to be familiar with the contents of BMB501 Biomolecular chemistry and BMB502 Enzymes and Membranes.

Course introduction
The course will give an introduction to the structure and function of eukaryotic cells at the molecular level. Biochemical processes in animal and plant cells will be presented with a special focus on metabolic pathways in mammalian cells and their regulation.

Qualifications
Students will:
• understand the general chemical basis of cellular processes and the principles for their regulation
• obtain basal experimental skills in Biochemistry
• collect data from practical experiments and analyze and interpreted the results from their theoretical background
• be able to write a report based on own observations and interpretations
• obtain a foundation for advanced courses on experimental-biological disciplines


Expected learning outcome


Subject overview
1. General principles for regulation
2. Metabolism: basic terms and principles
3. Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis
4. The Citric Acid Cycle
5. Oxidative Phosphorylation
6. Glycogen Metabolisme
7. Metabolism of lipids including fatty acid biosynthesis and degradation
8. The Photosynthetic Light Reactions and mechanisms of CO2 fixation
9. The Integration of Metabolism

In addition a guest lecture will present a cutting edge lecture within a selected topic. Regulatory enzymes and oxidative phosphorylation will be the subject of 2 laboratory exercises.

Literature
    Oplyses senere


Syllabus
See syllabus.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
Laboratory reports of the 2 practicals are evaluated pass/fail by the instructor. Approval of the laboratory practicals is a prerequisite for taking the four-hour written open-book examination. External examiner with grades according to the Danish 13-point scale.

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

Forelæsninger (24 timer), eksaminatorier (12 timer) og laboratorieøvelser (8 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
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