Download Biochemistry – module I

Syllabus
Academic Year:
Group of subjects: basic / professional
Catalogue number:
Biochemistry – module I
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Module title :
ECTS
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4 points
Biochemia – moduł I
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Polish Translation :
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Faculty :
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
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Person in charge of the module :
prof. dr hab. Bogdan Dębski
Teachers responsible for laboratory
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classes, workshops and seminars :
prof. dr hab. Bogdan Dębski, dr hab. Tomasz Kurył, dr Małgorzata Gajewska, dr Alicja Majewska
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Unit responsible for the module :
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Faculty in charge :
Biochemistry Division of the Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
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Module status :
a) mandatory / elective
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Teaching cycle :
Semester: winter / summer
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Teaching forms and number of
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hours :
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Detailed module description :
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Initial requirements :
c) intramural
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Module language : English
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Laboratory practicals (45h)
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Simple biochemical experiments with the use of biochemical analysis, PowerPoint presentations
during lectures, consultations.
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Teaching methods :
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year 1
The aim of the module I of Biochemistry Course is to teach students about the structure and main
functions of biochemical compounds (vitamins, carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids,
porphyrins) and necessary macro-, and microelements. During the practical part of the course students are
performing qualitative and quantitative analyses to detect the presence and properties of the studied
biochemical compounds. After the first module of Biochemistry Course students should know the
structure and characteristics of compounds from all studied biochemical groups, and detect these
compounds in an unknown biological sample. Module I of Biochemistry prepares the students to the
second level of Biochemistry course (module II), during which they are taught the main metabolic
pathways in the organism. Additionally it prepares the students to participation in the courses of: animal
physiology, pharmacology, toxicology.
a) Lectures (15h)
Objectives of the module :
Formal prerequisites :
b) stage 1
Lecture topics cover: homeostasis, water In living organisms, water content in different types of
tissues, pH, dynamic equilibrium; macro- , microelements and their main functions in the organism,
elements antagonism and synergism, transport and binding proteins, role of metals in the organism
diseases caused by their deficiency; exogenous substances: vitamins soluble in water and vitamins
soluble in lipids; types, structure and properties of amino acids; organisation of proteins; allostery;
role and classification of enzymes; structure and metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, steroids,
nucleotides and nucleic acids; DNA and RNA molecular biology; structure and functions of
porphyrins, role of the degradation products of heme. During the practical part students: learn how
to establish mineral composition of living organisms; detect vitamins; evaluate structure and
properties of amino acids and proteins; evaluate activity of enzymes; test structure and properties of
carbohydrates; properties of lipids, cholesterol; detect nucleotide components; identify nucleic acids;
establish structure and properties of porphyrins.
Students should finish the Chemistry course with a positive grade before starting the module I of
Biochemistry course.
Participating students should have a good knowledge of chemical compounds and processes, and be
familiar with basic methods used in chemical analyses (quantitative and qualitative).
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After finishing the module I of Biochemistry
course student should be able to:
01 – describe the structure of biochemical
compounds from the main groups
(carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins, lipids,
nucleic acids, porphyrins, vitamins)
02 – define properties of biochemical
compounds on the basis of their characteristic
reactions
03 – explain the role of the biochemical
compounds from the main groups in the
organism
04 – understand and know the role of macro-and
microelements in the proper functioning of
animal and human organism
05 – define the signs and consequences of the
deficiencies of vitamins and macro-, and
microelements in the organism
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Learning outcomes :
After finishing the module I of Biochemistry
course students should have the ability to:
06 – identify the biochemical compounds on the
basis of their characteristic reactions
07 – determine properties of biochemical
compounds on the basis of their characteristic
reactions
08 – perform qualitative and quantitative analysis
of investigated compounds
09 – interpret the results of biochemical
analyses.
Effects: 01-05 – verification tests during laboratory practicals;
Effects: 06-09 – assessment of the effects and interpretation of performer experiments
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Assessment methods :
Formal documentation of the
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learning outcome :
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Elements impelling final grade :
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Teaching base :
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Grade cards of students, test papers signed by students, exam protocol and exam papers signed
by students
51-100% of the total number of points scored on each of the 3 verifications tests gives a positive
grade from the module I of Biochemistry course
Lecture Rooms of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratories of the Biochemistry Division at
Department of Animal Physiology, B Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Obligatory and supportive materials :
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Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Biochemistry Fourth edition by Pamela C. Champe, Richard A. Harvey, Denise R. Ferrier ;
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2008
Clinical Biochemistry of Domestic Animals, fifth edition, by J.Jerry Kaneko, John W. Harvey, Michael L.Bruss; Academic Press
1997
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Annotations :
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Quantitative summary of the module :
Estimated number of work hours per student (contact and self-study) essential to achieve presumed learning outcomes
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2
of the module
- base for quantifying ECTS :
100 h
Total ECTS points, accumulated by students during contact learning:
2.5 ECTS
Total ECTS points, accumulated by student during practical classes (laboratories, projects, seminars, etc.):
2.0 ECTS
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Learning outcomes of the module relative to the learning outcomes of the subject :
Outcome
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Learning outcomes:
describing the structure of biochemical compounds from the main groups (carbohydrates,
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Relative to the learning
outcomes of the subject:
WW_NP4
amino acids, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, porphyrins, vitamins)
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defining properties of biochemical compounds on the basis of their characteristic reactions
WW_NP4
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explaining the role of the biochemical compounds from the main groups in the organism
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understanding and knowing the role of macro-and microelements in the proper functioning of
WW_NP4
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animal and human organism
defining the signs and consequences of the deficiencies of vitamins and macro-, and
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WW_NP4
microelements in the organism
identifying the biochemical compounds on the basis of their characteristic reactions
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determining properties of biochemical compounds on the basis of their characteristic
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reactions
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