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Human Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:13.03.2024 14:15:02
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LU_001 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Biology; Biochemistry | Target Audience: | Biology | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Lolita Vija Neimane | ||||||||
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| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences | ||||||||
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| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 9 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 18 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
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| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Biomolecules | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 2 | Protein isolation and detection | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 3 | Enzymology, compound proteins | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 4 | Carbohydrate metabolism | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 5 | Lipids metabolism | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 6 | Seminar | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 7 | Biochemistry of Digestion | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 8 | Water and ion exchange, transport | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 9 | Basics of molecular biology and genetics | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 10 | DNA extraction | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 11 | Biologically active substances in food, its impact on metabolism | Lectures | 2.00 | other | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independent work Students' independent work is organized individually and / or in work groups, assigning the following tasks: independently prepares for seminar classes, laboratory work, intermediate tests (E1; E2) and final test (E3); to study literature related to the course topics. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1) successfully passed intermediate test - written test (biomolecules; protein isolation and demonstration; enzymology, composite proteins; general basics of metabolism, energy metabolism; carbohydrate metabolism; lipid metabolism; nitrogen metabolism): 20% and discussion of its results. 2) successfully passed intermediate test - written test (digestive biochemistry; water and ion exchange, their transport; basics of molecular biology and genetics; vitamins and microelements; biologically active substances in food): 20% and discussion of its results. 3) 4 laboratory works (protein extraction and detection; carbohydrate digestion; DNA extraction; vitamin demonstration) (20%). Final examination: 4) written exam - test 40% (interaction of human metabolism and nutrients). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | 1. Understands the general conceptions of biochemistry. 2. Understands and explains the basic principles of molecular biology . 3. Understands theoretical knowledge about the interrelationships between nutrition and metabolism. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 1. Evaluates and formulates further biochemical transformations of dietary components in human metabolic pathways. 2. Evaluates the influence of biologically active substances and vitamins on human metabolism. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Anticipates, understands and explains the interaction between human metabolism and nutrients. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Brody T. (1999) Nutritional Biochemistry., Academic Press, 1006 p. LUB: Bioloģijas zin. bibl. 3 eksemplāri | ||||||||
| 2 | Lehninger A.L.et al. (2005) Lehninger Principles of biochemistry. Freeman LUB: Bioloģijas zin. bibl. 25 eksemplāri vai / or Lehninger A.L. et al. (1994) Principles of biochemistry. Worth Publishers | ||||||||
| 3 | Stryer L. (1995) Biochemistry., Freeman, 1064 p, LUB:Bioloģijas zin. bibl. 5 eksempāri. 4.Vīgants A.(2008) Cilvēka bioķīmija un molekulārā bioloģija. LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 122 lpp LUB:Bioloģijas zin. bibl. 33 eksemplāri | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Lewin Benjamin. (2000, 2006) Genes, VII Edition. Oxford University Press Inc. | ||||||||
| 2 | Metzler D. (2001, 2006) Biochemistry, Harcourt publishers 3.Musil J., O. Novakova, K.Kunz. (1980) Biochemistry in shematic perspective, Avicenum, Czechoslovak Medical Press, Prague. Krievu val. 1981 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | The Journal of nutrition. (J Nutr) | ||||||||
| 2 | The Virtual Library of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology | ||||||||
| 3 | Journal of nutrition education (J Nutr Educ) | ||||||||
| 4 | The Journal of nutritional biochemistry. (J Nutr Biochem) 5. The Medical Biochemistry Page | ||||||||
