MK101302 BIOCHEMISTRY

Course Code
MK101302

Course Name
BIOCHEMISTRY

Credits
9.00

Target Audience
1. year students of Marine biology and food processing, and students of medical laboratory technology

Prerequisites xmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' ><paragraph>MK101102(HK18199) Introduction to Chemistry or MK102102(HK11194) Principles of Chemistry and MK101202(HK10294) Organic chemistry</paragraph></sxmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' >

MK101102(HK18199) Introduction to Chemistry or MK102102(HK11194) Principles of Chemistry and MK101202(HK10294) Organic chemistry

Objectives xmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' ><paragraph>Give the students an introduction to the basic topics of biochemistry. Properties and metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids. Enzymology, bioenergetics, biosynthesis and basic molecular genetics.</paragraph></sxmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' >

Give the students an introduction to the basic topics of biochemistry. Properties and metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids. Enzymology, bioenergetics, biosynthesis and basic molecular genetics.

Topics xmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' ><paragraph>The molecular basis of life. Amino acids, peptides and proteins. Enzymes. Cofactors. Enzyme kinetics and regulation. Lipids. Biological membranes and transport. Carbohydrates. Principles of bioenergetics. Anabolism and catabolism. Glycolysis. The TCA cycle. The respiration chain. Oxidative phosphorylation. Biosynthesis of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, nucleotides. Genes and chromosomes. DNA metabolism. RNA metabolism. Protein metabolism. Regulation of gene activity. Basic recombinant DNA technology.</paragraph></sxmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' >

The molecular basis of life. Amino acids, peptides and proteins. Enzymes. Cofactors. Enzyme kinetics and regulation. Lipids. Biological membranes and transport. Carbohydrates. Principles of bioenergetics. Anabolism and catabolism. Glycolysis. The TCA cycle. The respiration chain. Oxidative phosphorylation. Biosynthesis of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, nucleotides. Genes and chromosomes. DNA metabolism. RNA metabolism. Protein metabolism. Regulation of gene activity. Basic recombinant DNA technology.

Instruction xmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' ><paragraph>Lectures, exercises and compulsory laboratory course.</paragraph></sxmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' >

Lectures, exercises and compulsory laboratory course.

Mandatory Assignments xmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' ><paragraph>Compulsory laboratory course must be completed and approved before the examination.</paragraph></sxmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' >

Compulsory laboratory course must be completed and approved before the examination.

Evaluation xmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' ><paragraph>5 hour written examination. </paragraph></sxmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' >

5 hour written examination.

Revised date
2004.03.03