070112190 BIOCHEMISTRY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS I (STRUCTURAL) ( 3 Crd.Hrs )

Pre-Requisites : 070111170

The material presented in this course has been selected from a much larger body of knowledge on the bases of importance and relevance to medical sciences education. The concepts of pK, pH, buffers and the basics of thermodynamics in biological systems will be presented with emphasis of how to solve appropriate problems. You will learn to draw the structure of amino acids, simple peptides and deduce some of their basic properties. The general principles of protein structure and function will receive special attention. The structure and function of selected proteins and their medical relevance will also be discussed. The basic components of life will be presented. The major pathways of glucose metabolism will be discussed as a primary element of intermediary metabolism.