Course code:
402B2		 Course name:
Biochemistry of Metabolism

Academic year:

2024/2025.

Attendance requirements:

401B2

ECTS:

5

Study level:

basic academic studies

Study program:

Biochemistry: 3. year, winter semester, compulsory course

Teacher:

Radivoje M. Prodanoviæ, Ph.D.
full professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Assistants:

Ana V. Budimiroviæ
junior research assistant, Innovation center, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Mina D. Dangubiæ

Hours of instruction:

Weekly: three hours of lectures + two hours of labwork (3+0+2)

Goals:

Introducing students to the key principles and concepts of biochemical foundations of metabolism, the role and importance of specific anabolic and catabolic pathways in the maintenance of homeostasis and how these pathways are interconnected and regulated.

Outcome:

This course builds on the learning outcomes of the general courses the students have previously attended and once they successfully complete it, students will have basic understanding of the functioning of living systems, which is a prerequisite for understanding specialized courses they will have within their further education.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, labwork, colloquia, semmester papers.

Extracurricular activities:

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Coursebooks:

Main coursebooks:

  1. Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet, Charlotte W. Pratt: Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level (4th edition)
  2. David L. Nelson, Michael M. Cox: Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry (6th edition)
  3. Natalija Đ. Polović: Osnove biohemije, Univerzitet u Beogradu-Hemijski fakultet

Supplementary coursebooks:

  • PowerPoint presentations.

Additional material:

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  Course activities and grading method

Lectures:

10 points (3 hours a week)

Labwork:

10 points (2 hours a week)

Syllabus:

Topics:

  1. Glycolysis and fermentations.
  2. Oxidative phosphorylation.
  3. Metabolic Engineering.
  4. Photosynthesis.
  5. Lipid and amino acids metabolism.

Colloquia:

20 points

Oral exam:

60 points