Syllabus academic year 2008/2009
(Created 2008-07-17.)
BIOCHEMISTRYTEK287

Higher education credits: 15. Grading scale: TH. Level: G2 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. TEK287 overlap following cours/es: MOB102 och MOB102. Compulsory for: N3nbm. Optional for: N3. Course coordinator: Cecilia Emanuelsson, Cecilia.Emanuelsson@biochemistry.lu.se, Kemiska institutionen. Prerequisites: TEK285 Chemistry – from General Chemistry to the Molecules of Life, TEK295 Biology of the Cell, and TEK015 Human Physiology. The number of participants is limited to 20 Selection criteria: Credits remaining for the degree. Assessment: Written and oral examination. Home page: http://www.mps.lu.se/.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Contents
The structure of the cell; structure and function of nucleic acids, proteins and membranes; enzyme catalysis; electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation; photosynthesis; cellular metabolism and its regulation; cell biological methods.

Literature
Berg, Tymoczko and Stryer: Biochemistry. WH Freeman and Company 2007. ISBN: 0-7167-8724-5.
Precise reading instructions will be available.