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Offer in 2023 - 2024 | Y N |
Course Code | BIOC3601 |
Date | 2023/09/24 20:43 |
Enquiry for Course Details |
BIOC3601 Basic metabolism (6 credits) | Academic Year | 2023 | |||||||||||||
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Offering Department | Biomedical Sciences | Quota | 80 | ||||||||||||
Course Co-ordinator | Dr B H B Yuen, Biomedical Sciences < yuenbbh@hku.hk > | ||||||||||||||
Teachers Involved |
(Dr B H B Yuen,Biomedical Sciences) (Dr WW Ng,Biomedical Sciences) |
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Course Objectives | This course aims to provide foundation concepts of metabolism. It will enable students of this course to see how some of the basic concepts in biochemistry (specifically those learned in BIOC1600 and BIOC2600) could be applied to explain one of the most important and cardinal issues of biological life: the acquisition of metabolic energy. The course will lay the foundation for the more advanced courses offered in the Biochemistry Major and will also serve as a useful complement to courses on nutrition and dietetics. | ||||||||||||||
Course Contents & Topics | This course focuses on the central metabolic pathways involved in the provision of energy needed by living organisms. Major metabolic pathways covered in this course include those that are involved in the synthesis and breakdown of glucose, glycogen, triacylglycerol, and amino acids. The metabolism of purines and pyrimidines will also be considered. Emphasis is on the understanding of the metabolic reactions involved and how they are regulated in relation to environmental cues. Metabolic derangements as a basis of diseases will also be discussed. | ||||||||||||||
Course Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
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Pre-requisites (and Co-requisites and Impermissible combinations) |
Pass in BIOC2600 or BIOL2220 or MEDE2301 or BMED2301 | ||||||||||||||
Course Status with Related Major/Minor /Professional Core |
2023 Major in Biochemistry
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Core/Compulsory
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2023 Minor in Biochemistry ( Disciplinary Elective ) 2022 Major in Biochemistry ( Core/Compulsory ) 2022 Minor in Biochemistry ( Disciplinary Elective ) 2021 Major in Biochemistry ( Core/Compulsory ) 2021 Minor in Biochemistry ( Disciplinary Elective ) 2020 Major in Biochemistry ( Core/Compulsory ) 2020 Minor in Biochemistry ( Disciplinary Elective ) 2019 Major in Biochemistry ( Core/Compulsory ) 2019 Minor in Biochemistry ( Disciplinary Elective ) |
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Course to PLO Mapping |
2023 Major in Biochemistry < PLO 1,3,4,5 >
2022 Major in Biochemistry < PLO 1,3,4,5 > 2021 Major in Biochemistry < PLO 1,3,4,5 > 2020 Major in Biochemistry < PLO 1,3,4,5 > 2019 Major in Biochemistry < PLO 1,2,3,4,5 > |
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Offer in 2023 - 2024 | Y 1st sem | Examination | Dec | ||||||||||||
Offer in 2024 - 2025 | Y | ||||||||||||||
Course Grade | A+ to F | ||||||||||||||
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Communication-intensive Course | N | ||||||||||||||
Course Type | Lecture-based course | ||||||||||||||
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Required/recommended reading and online materials |
Berg JM, Tymoczko JL, GJ Gatto Jr, Stryer L (2015) Biochemistry, 8th ed. W.H. Freeman, New York. Devlin TM (2011) Textbook of Biochemistry: with Clinical Correlations, 7th ed. John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York. Nelson DL (2021) Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, 7th ed. W.H. Freeman, New York. |
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Course Website | NIL | ||||||||||||||
Additional Course Information | NIL |
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