Introductory Cell Biology and Biochemistry

课程简介

/ Indicative Syllabus Cell structure and functions: prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, the architecture of plasma membrane, transport across membrane, internal membranes and cell energetic, chemical signaling between cells, cytoskeleton and cell movement, cilia and flagella, endoplasmic reticulum, ribosome, Golgi apparatus, lysosome and peroxisomes, the nucleus, chromosomes and DNA replication (8 hours) Cell cycles and development of cell specificity in eukaryotes, cell cycle and cells in early stage of development, determination and differentiation of cells in higher eukaryotes, and important roles of stem cells (4 hours) Introduction to important methods in cell biology: cell fractionation, light microscopy, electron microscopy, cell and tissue culture (4 hours) Structure, properties and functions of molecules of life: water, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and vitamins. Vision biochemistry and its relation to Vitamin A. (7 hours) Gene expression: The genetic code; transcription; translation (4 hours) Enzymes: nature and mode of action of enzymes, regulation and importance in biological systems, isoenzymes and coenzymes, enzyme kinetics (2 hours) Catabolism and generation of energy: bioenergetic principles, glycolysis, citric acid cycle, hexose monophosphate shunt, electronic transport, oxidation of fat, proteolysis, deaminations, fate of carbon skeleton, urea cycle (7 hours) Biosynthesis and utilization of energy: gluconeogenesis, glycogenesis, biosynthesis of lipids, amino acids and proteins (3 hours) -- 1 of 2 --

目标

To introduce the fundamental concepts of cell biology and biochemistry

先修要求

/ Co-requisite/ Exclusion

Teaching Pattern

Methodology Lecture: Mass lecture. Tutorial: Tutorials are aimed at clarifying material related to lectures and background reading. They will be organized as group discussion on (a) assigned structured problems and (b) areas of weakness identified through continuous