Università Roma Tre

The second module of the course: Elements of Biochemistry aims to provide the basic notions related to the structure and function of biological macromolecules, enzymatic catalysis and cell metabolism. These notions are necessary for the continuation of studies on the functioning of eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms in the context of the Degree Course. The Educational Objectives are the acquisition of cultural skills, i.e. basic knowledge about the structure and function of biological macromolecules (nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids) and the mechanisms that regulate the synthesis and degradation of biological macromolecules. Furthermore, the module aims to provide basic knowledge on the mechanisms by which genetic information is conserved, transmitted and expressed properties. The Educational Objectives are also the acquisition of Methodological Competences, or the acquisition, through practical laboratory activity, of the scientific and methodological bases of the most important experimental techniques in the field of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the acquisition, through the elaboration and display of individual papers, of the ability to find in the scientific literature information on the structure and function of biological macromolecules capable of contextualizing, analyzing and critically interpreting natural or artificial events involving biological macromolecules.