Code: BIOL-154
Semester: B Semester
Course Type: Core
Course website: Course Website
ECTS units: 6
Hours per week: Theory - 4 hours

Instructor

Professor: Spilianakis Charalampos
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Office phone number:  +30 2810 391163
Lab phone number:  +30 2810 391173

Description

Objectives of the course (preferably expressed in terms of learning outcomes and competences):  Introduction to the basic principles of Biochemistry. Structure and function of biomolecules, Metabolism and Energy, Regulation and Bioenergetics.

Course contents:  

The molecular design of life: Biochemistry, an evolving science. Protein composition and structure. Exploring proteins and proteomes. DNA, RNA and the flow of genetic information. Exploring genes and genomes. Exploring evolution. Enzymes, basic concepts and kinetics. Catalytic strategies. Carbohydrates.

Transducing and storing energy: Metabolism, basic concepts and design. Glycolysis and gluconeogenesis. The Citric acid cycle. Oxidative phosphorylation. The Calvin cycle and the pentose phosphate pathway. Glycogen metabolism.

Lab course Content

1) acid-base titrations, acids-bases, pH, hydrolysis and buffers. 2) Detecting lipids, proteins and carbohydrates in food. 3) Characterizing carbohydrates. 4) Enzymatic catalysis. 5) Chromatographic analysis of proteins and amino-acids