Università Roma Tre

Part I - Outlines of Organic Chemistry
Hydrocarbons and derivatives - Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes, Aromatic Compounds - Alcohols, Phenols, Thiols, Ethers - Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic Acids, Esters, Anhydrides - Amines and Amides - Heterocyclic compounds - Stereoisomerism
Part II - General biochemistry
Water and its properties - Water properties - Hydrogen bond - Basic acid equilibria, pH and pK
Biomolecules - Amino acids, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Nucleotides, Vitamins - Peptides and Proteins
Nucleic acids - DNA, RNA - Transcription and Translation
Metabolism - Catabolism and anabolism - Energy metabolism - Ocular metabolism - Ocular fluids - Carbohydrate metabolism
The process of vision - ion channels - rhodopsins and opsins - transduction of the light impulse into a nerve impulse - chromatic vision - proteins of the lens

Gabriele D’Andrea
Biochimica Essenziale
Edizioni EdiSES

David R. Whikehart
Biochemistry of the Eye
Elsevier
Available in the Library (Biblioteca di Area Scientifica)

The text will be integrated with scientific articles for the aspects related to the biochemical processes underlying the vision process.