The module aims to introduce students to the basic concepts of the science of Biochemistry.
At the end of the module, the student will have acquired the following skills:
- To possess a general knowledge of basic biochemical molecules, including their subunits and the small and large molecules found in the cell.
- To be able to recognize the different types of biochemical molecules and to know the essential chemical characteristics that make them essential for life.
- To recognize the molecular basis of the structure and function of amino acids, proteins and enzymes and their application in the human body, so that they are able to understand the molecular basis of diseases as well as the description of the mode of action of drugs.
- To recognize the levels of organization of proteins and describe the stability and functionality of these structures
- To describe representative mechanisms of enzyme catalysis
- To describe the basic modes of protein/enzyme regulation
- To recognize and describe the molecular basis of the structure and function of lipids and carbohydrates, and glyco-/lipo-protein complexes
- To recognize the levels of organization of membranes and describe the stability and functionality of these superstructures in cellular signaling and biomolecule transport
- To recognize and describe the molecular basis of the structure and function of nucleotides and nucleic acids (DNA – RNA)
- To describe the basic biochemical processes related to the basic functions of genetic material (transfer and expression of genetic information)
- To understand how Biochemistry techniques are used in an interdisciplinary manner and in the determination and the evaluation of laboratory tests on biological fluids.
- Recognize the importance of biochemistry in everyday life in the 21st century.
Professors
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| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandros Tsoupras | Assistant Professor | atsoupras@chem.duth.gr |
