Study Programmes 2015-2016
| CHIM0063-2 | ||||||||
| General principles of biology and biochemistry | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 10h Th, 10h Pr | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Paulette Charlier | ||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | ||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||
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Course contents :
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| Introduction to the chemistry of living organisms: structural and dynamic aspects. | ||||||||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| General introduction to the properties of living matter at the molecular level. Chapter I. Life strategy. The living cell.Chapter II. Conservation and use of the genetic information. DNA, RNA and protein synthesis. Mutations, heredity and genetic engineering Chapter III. Protein structure. Chapter IV. The functions of proteins: two examples- Enzymatic catalysis: Serine proteases - Energy cycle: bacteriorhodopsin | ||||||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| General chemistry. Chemical thermodynamics. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| - Tutorials dedicated to the Pymol software use: obseravtion and analysis of biological macromolecules structures. Courses illustration. Use of PDB database. | ||||||||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 10 2hr periods | ||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The PowerPoint presentations of the theoretical course will be available on CD as well as the notes of practical works.
Books recommended: - "Biochimie générale" Auteur : Jacques-Henry WEIL Editeur : DUNOD Collection : Science sup Année: 07/2009 (11ème édition) - "Introduction to Protein Structure" Carl Branden and John Tooze, Garland Publishing 1999 CD roms: - PS ² and Kinemage Supplement to "Introduction to Protein Structure" Carl Branden and John Tooze, Garland Publishing 1999 |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral exam | ||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Paulette Charlier, PhD, Chargé de Cours
Cristallographie des macromolécules biologiques, Centre d'Ingénierie des Protéines, Département des Sciences de la Vie, Université de Liège, Institut de Physique, B5a, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
Tel: +32 (0)4 366 36 19
Fax: +32 (0)4 366 49 54
E-mail : Paulette.Charlier@ulg.ac.be http://www.cip.ulg.ac.be/ |
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