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HU Credits:
1
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Field and Vegetable Crops-International Prog.
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
English
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof Oren Froy
Coordinator Office Hours:
by mail
Teaching Staff:
Prof Oren Froy
Course/Module description:
Biochemistry of protein structure and metabolic pathways.
Course/Module aims:
To discuss selected topics in biochemistry focusing on protein structure and metabolic pathways.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To be able to understand biochemistry of protein structure and metabolic pathways.
Attendance requirements(%):
90
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures and exercise
Course/Module Content:
Protein structure and function: amino acids; primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure of proteins; purification and analytical methods of proteins.
Enzymes - basic concepts and kinetics: enzymes as powerful and highly specific catalysts; Michaelis-Menten model; enzyme inhibition.
Carbohydrates: monosaccharides; disaccharides; polysaccharides.
Lipids and Cell Membranes: fatty acids; membrane lipids; phospholipids; glycolipids; integral and peripheral proteins; membrane transport; membrane channels and Pumps; active and passive transport.
Metabolism: glycolysis and gluconeogenesis; the citric acid cycle; oxidative phosphorylation; photosynthesis, the calvin cycle and the pentose phosphate pathway; glycogen metabolism; fatty acid metabolism; protein turnover and amino acid catabolism; biosynthesis of amino acids; integration of metabolism.
Required Reading:
1. Stryer, Biochemistry, 3rd ed.
2. Stryer, Biochemistry, 4th ed.
3. Stryer, Biochemistry, 5th ed.
4. Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 2nd ed.
5. Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 3rd ed.
Additional Reading Material:
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Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 75 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 25 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
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