551-0013-AAL Biochemistry
Semester | Spring Semester 2021 |
Lecturers | R. Glockshuber |
Periodicity | every semester recurring course |
Language of instruction | English |
Comment | Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. |
Abstract | The lecture is a basic introductory course on the molecular principles of biology for students who need to pass this course for admission to their MSc curriculum. |
Learning objective | The goal of this course is to give the students a basic understanding of the molecules that build a cell and make it function, and the basic principles of metabolism and molecular genetics |
Content | The course content is based on the following chapters of the textbook Biochemistry (Berg, Tymoczko, Stryer, 7th edition, 2012, Freeman & Co, New York) Chapter 1: The molecular design of life Chapter 2: Protein composition and structure Chapter 3: Exploring proteins and proteomes Chapter 4: DNA, RNA and the flow of information Chapter 5: Exploring Genes and Genomes Chapter 7: Hemoglobin Chapter 8: Enzymes and the basic concepts of catalysis Chapter 11: Carbohydrates Chapter 12: Lipids and cell membranes Chapter 15: Metabolism: Basic concepts and design |
Literature | Biochemistry (Berg, Tymoczko, Stryer, 7th edition, 2012, Freeman & Co, New York) |