Study-unit BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
| Course name | Pharmaceutical biotechnologies |
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| Study-unit Code | GP003552 |
| Location | PERUGIA |
| Curriculum | Comune a tutti i curricula |
| Lecturer | Ilaria Bellezza |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Course Regulation | Coorte 2022 |
| Supplied | 2022/23 |
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| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Discipline biotecnologiche comuni |
| Sector | BIO/10 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Type of learning activities | Attività formativa monodisciplinare |
| Language of instruction | Italian 1CFU english |
| Contents | Aminoacids, Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary strucures, modifications that control protein activity. |
| Reference texts | Nelson, Cox Principi di Biochimica di Lenninger, Zanichelli |
| Educational objectives | The main goal of the course is to provide students with the basics to understand the properties of proteins as possible pharmacological targets. The main skills acquired will be: -Knowledge of the spatial organization of proteins and the interactions that stabilize it - Understanding the structure of proteins based on their function -Consideration of the major changes that govern the activity of proteins. |
| Prerequisites | The understanding of most of the topics requires the knowledge of general biochemistry. Knowledge of these issues is a prerequisite for the student who wants to follow the course with profit. |
| Teaching methods | lectures and laboratory activities |
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| Learning verification modality | Oral exams of theoretical nature, consisting of questions covering the topics addressed. The exam is finalised demonstrate the knowledge and the understanding of the student. |
| Extended program | Aminoacids, Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary strucures, modifications that control protein activity. |