Biochimica (Federica Web Learning)

Biochimica (Federica Web Learning)

La biochimica è lo studio della chimica dei processi da cui dipende la vita. La ricerca in tale ambito ha evidenziato che i processi metabolici fondamentali sono comuni a molti organismi nella pur vasta diversità che li caratterizza. Questo corso, in particolare, è stato ideato per rendere la biochimica il più possibile chiara ed accessibile, soprattutto agli studenti che si avvicinano per la prima volta allo studio di questa materia.

Le lezioni partono dallo studio della struttura e della funzione delle molecole biologiche, quali carboidrati, proteine, lipidi e acidi nucleici. Alcune strutture sono molto semplici, mentre altre incredibilmente complicate. Esse forniscono la base essenziale per la comprensione della funzione delle molecole biologiche.
Le proteine, invece, sono i blocchi costitutivi e i catalizzatori dei sistemi biochimici: come unità strutturali costituiscono l’impalcatura di sostegno dei tessuti, mentre come enzimi catalizzano e controllano le reazioni biochimiche. Nel corso sono spiegate in dettaglio funzioni importanti che esse assolvono, come il ruolo dell’emoglobina nel trasporto dell’ossigeno o le proprietà degli enzimi. Le lezioni, poi, guideranno lo studente alla comprensione delle principali vie metaboliche, aiutandolo a orientarsi nella complessità dei meccanismi molecolari. L'obiettivo è di sottolineare lo stretto legame tra la biochimica e i meccanismi molecolari delle patologie. Le ultime lezioni, infine, sono dedicate ai principi generali della funzione e regolazione ormonale. Non mancano accenni ai contesti fisiologici delle diverse vie metaboliche, in modo che lo studente possa legare lo studio della biochimica a fatti della vita quotidiana.

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