Biochemistry

The course is aimed at providing information concerning the principal biochemical processes underlying the functions of cells and organisms. The course topics during theoretical classes will allow to understand the fundamental properties of biomolecules and how they interact to maintain and propagate the characteristics of living organisms. The practical activities carried out in the laboratory classes will allow to learn the fundamentals of some biochemical techniques used in biological and biomedical research.

At the end of the course the student must know the main metabolic processes and properties and characteristics of the biological macromolecules involved. The student will know the fundamentals of the relationship between the structure and function of macromolecules, and the strategies for regulating their activity as well as the basic techniques applied in biochemical research.
About the application skills, the student will know how to use the correct biochemical terminology, evaluate the relationship between structure and function of biological macromolecules and interpret variations of the main parameters describing the variation in properties of biologically active molecules. He will also be able to understand the fundamental principles of metabolism integration to interpret pathophysiological events in animal and plant cells.