Biochemistry II

Code:

MD1204

Acronym:

B II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Physical Sciences

Instance: 2008/2009 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt/
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMD	105	PLANO OFICIAL 2007/2008 BOLONHA	1	-	6	81	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- Aquisition of knowledge about the physical and chemistry principles that ar in the basis of metabolism.
- Understanding the molecular phenomenons of nutrient digestion and absorption.
- Aquisition of knowledge about the main metabolic processes of our organism.
- Relate the existence and the characteristics of some genetic disorders with metabolis deficiencies.
- Skills of analysis, integration and discussion of acquired knowledge.
- Aplication of acquired knowledge in real situations of daylife.

Program

General concepts of metabolism.
Biochemical reactions. Bioenergetics.

Biomolecule disgestion and absorption
Carbohydrates. Lipids. Proteins.

Carbohydrate metabolism
Glycolysis. Krebs cycle. Cellular respiration. Pentose phosphate pathway. Glycogen metabolism. Gluconeogenesis.

Lipid metabolism
Fatty acid oxidation. Ketogenesis. Fatty acid synthesis. Triglyceride and phospholipid synthesis. Cholesterol metabolism. Lipoprotein.

Nitrogen metabolism
Aminoacid metabolism. Urea cycle. Aminoacid derivatives.

Mandatory literature

J. G. Salway; Metabolism at a Glance, Blackwell Publishing, 2004
Nelson David L.; Lehninger principles of biochemistry. ISBN: 0-7167-4339-6
Quintas A, Freire AP, Halpern MJ;; Bioquímica – Organização Molecular da Vida, Lidel, 2008

Teaching methods and learning activities

Weekly classes / student

1 theoretical class of 60 minutes
1 theoretical-practical class of 90 minutes
1 practical class of 120 minutes

keywords

Natural sciences > Biological sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	67,50
Questionaires related with metabolic processes.	Exame
Oral presentation related to the Multidisciplinar Pedagogic Project of Biochemistry II, Cellular and Molecular Biology II and Epidemiology and Biostatistics II.	Trabalho escrito
Two worksheets about themes related with the contents of the discipline. They will be made with bibliographic consult and/or with Internet.	Teste
Answer to topics posted in the forum of the e-learning platform of the discipline (NetQuest).	Teste
Written work or web page related with the oral presentation.	Trabalho escrito
Written exam about the discipline content.	Exame	2,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
The presence in the classes will be evaluated. Each missed class will correspond to a penalization in the final classification.	Frequência das aulas
	Total:	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence in 3/4 of the classes.
Elaboration of an oral presentation, related with the Multidisciplinar Pedagogic Project of the disciplines of Biochemistry II, Cellular and Molecular Biology II and Epidemiology and Biostatistics II.
Minimum classification in written exam = 3,15 values (maximum = 9)
Minimum classification in the average of practical classes questionaries = 1,23 values (maximum = 3,5)
Minimum classification in practical classes worksheets = 0,7 values in the sum of the 2 classifications (maximum = 2 x 1 value)

Minimal classification for approval = 10,0 values

Calculation formula of final grade

Final classification = classification in written exam (maximum = 9 values) + average classification of the questionaries of the practical classes (maximum = 3,5 values) + classification in the oral presentation (maximum = 2 values) + classification in the worksheets of the practical classes (maximum = 2 x 1 value) + classification in the NetQuest (2 x 0,75 values) + presence in the classes (maximum = 2 values).

Written work or web page (optional) = maximum of 1 value to add to the final classification.