5 ECTS credits
125 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1016536BNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.
In a first part, Biochemistry I-‘Biomolecules’, the essential building blocks (metabolites, amino acids, nucleotides) and macromolecules are discussed (composition, structure). The goal of Biochemistry I is to form a detailed view on membranes, proteins, nucleic acids and organelles of the cell. The biological role of nucleic acids is introduced to allow the discourse of Biochemistry III (molecular biology). The biological role of a number of structural proteins, transport proteins, co-factors and enzymes will be discussed. Enzyme-function en -kinetics will be thoroughly introduced.
In a second part, Biochemistry II-‘Metabolism’, our attention shifts to the cellular metabolism, with emphasis on glucose- and fatty acids. Anabolism, catabolism, energy-metabolism, and basic metabolic pathways will be dealt with.
The Biochemistry I-II course is subdivided into clearly delineated (chapter-like) learning units and is partly conceptual and partly descriptive.
Lecture notes with figures are available (Pointcarré).
Complementary material:
Suggested textbooks:
B. Alberts, A. Johnson, J. Lewis, M. Raff, K. Roberts, P. Walter: “Molecular Biology of the Cell”, Fifth Edition, Garland Science, 2008.
“Metabolisme”, F.C. Schuit, Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum – Houten, Nederland, First edition (Dutch), 2010.
Biochemistry is an important basis for education and research in Pharmaceutical Sciences. The biochemical approach to the study of 'health and disease of the human body' is supported by an intense scientific progress in this area, based upon equally important developments in modern biology and chemistry.
Biochemistry is lectured early-on in the first semester of the 2nd Bachelor year of the Pharmaceutical Sciences. This is complemented by a rather extensive set of lab practicals. Biochemistry is then further deepened in the second semester.
In the first package (Biochemistry I-II) students are expected to gather essential knowledge of 'facts' and acquire an understanding of biochemical concepts (structure, bio-catalysis, dynamics, kinetics).
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Knowledge and understanding of the subject are assessed through a written exam (partly multiple choice, partly open questions).
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences: default (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Verkort traject (only offered in Dutch)