Teaching - Università Roma Tre

BIOCHEMISTRY OF VISION (objectives)

Code

20401871

Language

ITA

Type of certificate

Profit certificate

Credits

6

Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code

BIO/10

Contact Hours

32

Exercise Hours

20

Type of Activity

Elective activities

Teacher	POLTICELLI FABIO (syllabus) PRINCIPLES OF MOLECULAR RECOGNITION. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF ION CHANNELS. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF BACTERIORHODOPSINS. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF VERTEBRATE RHODOPSINS. MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF THE PHOTOTRASDUCTION PROCESS. MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF TRICROMATIC VISION. CRYSTALLINS. (reference books) DAVID L. NELSON, MICHAEL M. COX – PRINCIPLES OF BIOCHEMISTRY [EDITION WORTH] SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES PROVIDED BY THE PROFESSORS.
Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities	From to
Delivery mode	Traditional
Attendance	Mandatory
Evaluation methods	Oral exam

Teacher	DI MASI ALESSANDRA (syllabus) Water properties. Acid-bases equilibrium. Biological macromolecules (nucleic acids, lipids, polysaccharides, proteins). Aminoacids: structure and properties. Peptide bond. Protein structure: primary., secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure. Protein three-dimensional structure and function. Enzyme catalisis. Energy metabolism of the eye. (reference books) DAVID L. NELSON, MICHAEL M. COX – PRINCIPLES OF BIOCHEMISTRY [EDITION WORTH] Scientific articles provided by the professors.
Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities	From to
Delivery mode	Traditional
Attendance	Mandatory
Evaluation methods	Oral exam