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Course, academic year 2026/2027
  
   
Biochemistry II - AB320024
Title: Biochemistry II
Guaranteed by: Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology (320)
Faculty: Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology
Actual: from 2026 to 2026
Semester: summer
Points: summer s.:3
E-Credits: summer s.:3
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)Schedule is not published yet, this information might be misleading.
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Spiwok Vojtěch prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Classification: Chemistry > Biochemistry
Pre-requisite : AB320023
Interchangeability : AB320002
Is interchangeable with: B320024
Examination dates   Schedule   
Annotation -
The course is a follow-up to the basic course Biochemistry I and should lead students to a broader understanding of biological and biochemical relationships. The individual lecture topics are therefore chosen to bring together knowledge from various areas of biochemistry (metabolic processes, regulation and signaling, molecular genetics, immunology) and explain the possibilities of their practical application (e.g. in clinical biochemistry or the development of new drugs).
Last update: Cibulková Jana (02.12.2025)
Course completion requirements -

In order to pass the exam, the student must

a) successfully pass the written part of the examination

b) create and present a poster according to the teacher's assignment

Last update: Cibulková Jana (02.12.2025)
Literature -

Obligatory:

  • Nelson, David L., Cox, Michael M., Lehninger, Albert L.. Lehninger principles of biochemistry. New York: W. H. Freeman, 2008, 1158 s. + rejsřík (různé stránkování) s. ISBN 0-7167-7108-X.

Last update: Spiwok Vojtěch (28.01.2026)
Teaching methods -

Participation in lectures, self-study, creation and presentation of own poster, solving voluntary tasks in e-learning.

Last update: Cibulková Jana (02.12.2025)
Syllabus -

1. Biochemistry and an introduction to the world of ‘omics’

2. Coordination of metabolic functions in multicellular organisms

3. Regulatory and signaling mechanisms in different organisms

4. 200 different posttranslational modifications of proteins

5. Enzymes - medical and biotechnological aspects of their use

6. Principles of the immune system and related disorders

7. The importance of antibodies in medicine and other fields

8. Principles of molecular genetics

9. Practical aspects of molecular genetics

10. Principles of clinical biochemistry

11. Invited lecture

12. Discussion of inappropriate or misrepresented biochemical information, selection of appropriate topics for projects

13. Consultation of projects

14. Presentation of projects

Last update: Cibulková Jana (02.12.2025)
Learning resources -

Presentations and other materials for Biochemistry A or I and II provided in electronic form at e-learning.vscht.cz

Last update: Cibulková Jana (02.12.2025)
Learning outcomes -

Students will understand how basic biochemical knowledge is translated into related fields and into practical areas of contemporary food technology, agriculture, and medicine. They will acquire the ability to analyze biochemical processes, connect theoretical knowledge with their practical application, and prepare for study in master's and doctoral programs, where knowledge of biochemistry is automatically an assumed prerequisite.

Last update: Cibulková Jana (02.12.2025)
Entry requirements - Czech

Biochemie I nebo Biochemie A

Last update: Cibulková Jana (02.12.2025)
Registration requirements -

Course of Biochemistry I or Biochemistry A

Last update: Cibulková Jana (02.12.2025)
 
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