Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

The module builds on knowledge gained in General and organic chemistry, Biomolecules and Biochemistry I or similar

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who have passed the module

• Can account for the synthesis of biological macromolecules (DNA/RNA and protein)
• Can account for the structure, function and regulation of biomolecules
• Can account for Michaelis-Menten enzyme kinetics
• Can account for the energy metabolism of cellular systems
• Can account for basic metabolic pathways

Skills

• Can describe the structure and function of lipids, cell membranes and membrane proteins
• Can give an overview of important metabolic pathways; glycolysis, citric acid cyclus, oxidative phosphorylation, glyconeogenesis, photosynthesis, Calvin cyclus, pentose phosphate synthesis, protein metabolism, amino acid catabolism and fatty acid metabolism
• Has an understanding of DNA replication, RNA and protein synthesis
• Can use the gained knowledge in the project "The cell as a factory"

Competences

• Can evaluate whether processes are anabolic or catabolic and whether processes are primary metabolic or secondary metabolic
• Can understand which biochemical processes that are important in connection with the complex biotechnological processes in e.g. a biorefinery

Type of instruction

Lectures, group work and seminar calculation exercises

Extent and expected workload

150 hours

Exam

Exams

Name of exam	Biochemistry II
Type of exam	Written exam 4 hours
ECTS	5
Assessment	7-point grading scale
Type of grading	Internal examination
Criteria of assessment	As stated in the Joint Programme Regulations