Course: General Metabolism

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Course title General Metabolism
Course code KBC/OBMET
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Luhová Lenka, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Diversity of metabiolism. Autotrophic, heterotrophicf, chemotrotrophicf, phototrophic and another organisms. Status of oxygen in the metabolisms. Aerobic, anaerobic, obligatory aerobic and anaerobic organisms, facultative anaerobic organisms and another. Anabolisms and catabolisms. Thermodynamic of biological systems. Function of enzymes in the organisation of katabolic and anabolic ways. Regulation of metabolisms. Amfibolic intermediate products. Adenosinetriphosphate cycle. Part of nicotinamides koenzyms in the anabolic and catabolic metabolic ways. Methods of experimental study of metabolic ways. Sacharide metabolisms. Lipide metabolisms. Proteine metabolisms. Nucleotide metabolisms. Type of signal molecules and intercellular signalisation of eukaryotes. Metabolisms of hormons and basic experimetal methods study their effect. Mechanisms of transmission signals mediated by outer receptors. Heterotrimeric trnsduction G-proteins a their function. Integration of metabolisms and unidirection of metabolic ways. .

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Preparation for the Exam - 85 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Generalization of metabolic pathways, methods of metabolism regulation cells trasport systeme and metabolism of glykogene.
Define main general metabolic patheways, describe general metabolic processes, their contexture and regulations.
Prerequisites
Successful graduation fundamentals of chemistry and mainly fundamentals of biochemistry.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Written exam, 1 hour, 8 tasks; 24 points A 24-22 B 21-18 C 17-16 D 15-14 E 13-12 F less than 12
Recommended literature
  • Devlin T. M. (2011). Textbook of biochemistry with clinical correlations. USA.
  • Ferrier D. S. (2018). Biochemistry (7th ed.). Walters Kluwer.
  • Voet, D., & Voet, J. G. (2011). Biochemistry. Hoboken, N.J: John Wiley & Sons.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology (2020) Category: Chemistry courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Biochemistry (2022) Category: Chemistry courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter