| TFKI09 | Biochemistry, 6 ECTS credits. /Biokemi/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 50 |
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Area of Education: Science Subject area: Chemistry |
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| Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G1
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| Aim: The course provides fundamental knowledge in the following areas: Structure and function of proteins. Enzyme kinetics and mechanism.Nucleic acids and molecular genetics. Introduction to metabolism in living cells. Separation and analytical techniques. After the course the student has proficiency to: Give the structure of the 20 most common amino acids found in proteins and their properties. Describe the structure of proteins using the concepts; primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure, and understanding how this is connected to the function. Calculate kinetic parameters like KM, Vmax and KI. Interprete the meaning of kinetic parameters in terms of enzyme function. Recapitulate the reaction mechansim for some enzymes. Give the structure of nucleic acids. Describe the genetic information flow from DNA to protein. Using common laboratory technique, and interpreting the results in a write-up. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Attended General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, basic course Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Organisation: The theory is mainly presented on lectures. The laboratory course will give training in basic laboratory techniques and illustrate various theoretical aspects. |
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| Course contents: Structure and properties of amino acids and proteins. Enzymology. Molecular genetics. Laboratory work with basics experimental methods. |
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| Course literature: Berg, Tymoczko, Stryer: �?oBiochemistry�?�, 6th ed. Laboratory manual from the department. |
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| Written examination Laboratory work |
3 p 1 p |
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4,5 ECTS 1,5 ECTS |
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| The exercises of the written examination elucidate how well the student perform the demands of the course. | ||||
Course language is Swedish. Department offering the course: IFM. Director of Studies: Stefan Svensson Examiner: Helena Herbertsson Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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