Biochemistry
Prof. L. Gourlay - Department of Biosciences
- Office & Lab: 5th floor, Tower B
- Email: louise.gourlay@unimi.it
Notes
Introduction to Cell Biology: Key Concepts and Biomolecules
Lessons
- Day: Wednesday, 9:00 – 13:00
- Duration: 9th October – 8th January 2024 (with a possibility of increasing lesson frequency to finish before Christmas)
- Christmas Break: Last lesson on 18th December 2024. Start back on 8th January 2024 (or preferable to finish before Christmas)
- Room: Room 305
- Microsoft Team Code: ok93zsj
Exam Information
- Format: Written, two parts
- 20 multiple choice questions
- Open questions (2 long answers and 1 short answer)
- Resources:
- Previous exam papers: MyAriel (Content > 'EXAMS')
- Multiple choice practice questions: Teams
Suggested Texts
- Nelson & Cox, Principles of Biochemistry (LEHNINGER), 7th Ed. (2018), Zanichelli
- D.R. Appling, S.J. Anthony-Cahill, C.K. Mathews, BIOCHIMICA, molecole e metabolismo (2017), Pearson Italia
- D.R. Appling, S.J. Anthony-Cahill, C.K. Matthews, BIOCHEMISTRY, Concepts and Connections (2016), Pearson Education Inc.
- D. Voet, J.G. Voet, C.W. Pratt, FONDAMENTI DI BIOCHIMICA, 3rd Ed. (2017), Zanichelli
Other Study Resources
- ARIEL: Lecture slides (PDF), videos, animations, articles, and other useful links.
- Teams: Practice multiple choice questions.
Course Links
Biochemistry Overview
- Topics to Understand:
- The basic structure and general functions of the four principal biological (macro)molecules: lipids, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and proteins.
- Enzymes: What are they, how do they work, and how are they regulated?
- How biological molecules interact: What types of interactions?
- How molecules are synthesized and degraded within cells (metabolism).
- How energy is conserved and used within cells (metabolism).