Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
4 credits
30.0 h + 15.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Page Melissa; Soumillion Patrice;
Language
French
Prerequisites
The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
Main themes to cover :
Introduction to metabolism
Bioenergetics
Biochemical transport phenomenon
Main metabolic ways :
Glycolysis and hexose catabolism
Metabolism of glycogen and glyconeogenesis
Oxidation of fatty acids and biosynthesis of lipids
Krebs cycle
Electron transport, oxidative phosphorylation
Metabolism of amino acids, nucleotides and linked molecules.
Main ways of regulation.
The exercises are divided into two complementary parts :
One, followed in the case of CHIM BAC, consists of practical work on a specific question in biochemistry.
The other, for all, consists of preparing, presenting and discussing, in groups, a question linked to a biochemical problem, but voluntarily carrying onto other disciplines of life sciences.
Content
Bioenergetic principles; carbohydrate metabolism (glycolysis, fermentation, phosphogluconate pathway, gluconeogenesis and glycogenogenesis); Krebs cycle and glyoxylate; respiratory chain and oxidative phosphorylation; photosynthesis; oxidation and biosynthesis of lipids; urea cycle; synthesis and degradation of amino acids and other important nitrogen compounds; nucleotide metabolism.
Teaching methods
The skills targeted by the course will be developed using lectures. Students will give a presentation on a topic to choose from a list of topics proposed by teachers. Laboratory sessions for chemistry students are not part of Part A for students in biology and veterinary science.
Evaluation methods
Written exam including questions requiring precise / short answers, theoretical developments or problem solving. The student presentations are also part of the overall assessment as well as the laboratory sessions (except part A).
Online resources
Slideshows are available via the moodle platform
Bibliography
- Lehninger Principles of biochemistry 5th edition
Faculty or entity
CHIM
