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Basics of Biochemistry
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:01.11.2024 13:33:43
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LSPA_016 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.33 | ECTS: | 2.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Maija Dzintare | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 5 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 10 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Secondary or secondary special education, including life science profile subjects: biology, anatomy, physics, inorganic and organic chemistry. It would be preferable to learn the foundations of biochemistry in close connection with learning the foundations of physiology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To build understanding of the chemical composition of the human body, biological functions of biocompounds – carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids, biochemical foundations of life processes, emphasising the body’s main energy sources and substances involved in energy production. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Chemical composition of the body. Functional groups of organic compounds. Characteristics of dispersion systems of the body. pH, buffer systems. Colloidal solutions. | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Chemical composition of the body. Functional groups of organic compounds. Characteristics of dispersion systems of the body. pH, buffer systems. Colloidal solutions. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Diffusion, osmosis. Classification, chemical properties of carbohydrates and their role in the body. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Colour reactions of carbohydrates. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Classification of lipids, chemical properties of fats, phospholipids and steroids and their role in the body. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Classification of lipids, chemical properties of fats, phospholipids and steroids and their role in the body. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Biological significance of proteins, amino acids, peptide bond, protein structure levels, classification of proteins. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), structure and role in the body. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Biological significance of proteins, amino acids, peptide bond, protein structure levels, classification of proteins. Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), structure and role in the body. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Enzymes, their structure, classification, action. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Chemical composition of the body. Functional groups of organic compounds. Characteristics of dispersion systems of the body. pH, buffer systems. Colloidal solutions. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Chemical composition of the body. Functional groups of organic compounds. Characteristics of dispersion systems of the body. pH, buffer systems. Colloidal solutions. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Diffusion, osmosis. Classification, chemical properties of carbohydrates and their role in the body. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Classification of lipids, chemical properties of fats, phospholipids and steroids and their role in the body. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Classification of lipids, chemical properties of fats, phospholipids and steroids and their role in the body. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Biological significance of proteins, amino acids, peptide bond, protein structure levels, classification of proteins. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), structure and role in the body. | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 9 | Biological significance of proteins, amino acids, peptide bond, protein structure levels, classification of proteins. Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), structure and role in the body. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Preparation for test works in foundations of biochemistry on topics: 1) chemical composition of the body, functional groups of organic compounds, dispersion systems of the body, pH, buffer systems, 2) carbohydrates, 3) lipids, 4) proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Knowledge, skills and competences of students in biochemistry are assessed in 4 test works in a 10-point grading system on four blocks of topics (1) Chemical composition of the body. Functional groups of organic compounds. Characteristics of dispersion systems of the body. pH, buffer systems. Colloidal solutions. 2) Diffusion, osmosis. Biological significance and properties of carbohydrates. 3) Biological significance and properties of lipids. 4) Biological significance and properties of proteins. Enzymes. Biological significance and properties of nucleic acids), a test is written on each block of topics. Skills and competences of students are assessed in two laboratory works on qualitative reactions to confirm carbohydrates and on proteins. The laboratory works should be done and get a passing grade. Students’ knowledge and competencies are assessed on a quantitative basis – all 4 electronic test works provided for in the course must be successfully completed by answering multiple choice questions, receiving an assessment in each of them, which is calculated by software, of not less than 4 points. Failing grades (below 4) must be improved. The final assessment on a 10-point scale is provided based on the obtained sum of points. Assessment table of learning outcomes: 1. Chemical composition of the body, functional groups of organic compounds, dispersion systems of the body, pH, buffer systems. 2. Carbohydrates. 3. Lipids. 4. Proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids. 5. Qualitative reactions to confirm carbohydrates. 6. Reactions to confirm proteins. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | 1. Chemical composition of the human body and the chemical foundations of life processes. 2. Chemical composition, biological functions of biocompounds – carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids, emphasising the body’s main energy sources and substances involved in energy production. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 1. To conduct chemical confirming reactions for biocompounds – carbohydrates, proteins, lipids. 2. To know how to use lab glassware, reagents and equipment. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 1. To evaluate the role of biochemical compounds in forming the body structure and ensuring functions. 2. Ability to interpret the results obtained in laboratory works, compare with literature data. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Ūdre V. Vispārējā un sporta bioķīmija I d. mācību līdzeklis LSPA studentiem. LSPA, Rīga, 2000. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Kazuša I., Nokalns M., Kazušs E., Kazušs M. Statiskā bioķīmija. RSU, 2015. | ||||||||
| 3 | Vīgants A. Cilvēka bioķīmija un molekulārā ķīmija. LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2008. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 4 | Dzintare M. Muskuļu darba enerģijas avoti dažāda ilguma un intensitātes fiziskās slodzēs. Mācību metodiskais līdzeklis LSPA studentiem. LSPA, 2019. | ||||||||
| 5 | MacLaren D. and Morton J. Biochemistry for Sport and Exercise Metabolism. 2nd ed. Hoboken, Wiley-Blackwell, 2024. | ||||||||
| 6 | Stryer L., Berg J. M., Tymoczko J. L. Biochemistry. 10th ed., 2023. | ||||||||
| 7 | Ārzemju studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
| 8 | MacLaren D. and Morton J. Biochemistry for Sport and Exercise Metabolism. 2nd ed. Hoboken, Wiley-Blackwell, 2024. | ||||||||
| 9 | Stryer L., Berg J. M., Tymoczko J. L. Biochemistry. 10th ed., 2023. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Lieberman M. A., Marks A. Marks' Basic Medical Biochemistry: A Clinical Approach. 3rd revised North American ed. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2023, p. 1024. | ||||||||
| 2 | Lehninger A. L., Nelson D. L., Cox M. M. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 4th edition. W. H. Freeman & Co, 2017. | ||||||||
