Unit METABOLIC BIOCHEMISTRY
- Course
- Exercise and sport science
- Study-unit Code
- A005762
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Mirco Dindo
- Teachers
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- Mirco Dindo
- Hours
- 48 ore - Mirco Dindo
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2025
- Offered
- 2025/26
- Learning activities
- Base
- Area
- Discipline biomediche
- Sector
- BIO/10
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- Protein metabolism, enzymes, glucose metabolism, citric acid cycle, lipid metabolism, amino acids metabolism, oxidative phosphorylation, role of hormones in metabolism.
- Reference texts
- Di Giulio, Fiorilli, Stefanelli: "Biochimica per le scienze motorie" Casa editrice Ambrosiana David L Nelson, Michael M Cox: "Introduzione alla biochimica di Lehninger" Zanichelli Franco Salvatore "Biochimica Umana" Idelson Gnocchi
- Educational objectives
- The main goal of the course is to provide students with the foundation for understanding the mechanisms that regulate metabolism. The main competences acquired will be: -Preparatory biochemistry - Basics of structural biochemistry - Basics of functional biochemistry - Understanding of the metabolism - Understanding of the muscular metabolism
- Prerequisites
- The understanding of most of the topics requires the knowledge of Biology. Knowledge of these issues is a prerequisite for the student who wants to follow the course with profit.
- Teaching methods
- Lectures on all subjects of the course
- Learning verification modality
- Written (multiple choice) exams consisting of questions covering all the topics addressed during the course aimed to demonstrate student's understanding of the main theme of biological chemistry applied to Sport science and physical education.
- Extended program
- General concepts of inorganic and organic chemistry; Amino acids, proteins (primary structure, secondary structure, tertiary structure, quaternary structure), protein folding, hemoglobin, enzymes, carbohydrates, lipids, biological membranes, signaling pathways. Glucose metabolism, citric acid cycle, lipid metabolism, amino acids metabolism, oxidative phosphorylation, Hormonal regulation of metabolisms. Energy systems, biochemical structure of muscle, muscle contraction, muscle metabolism.