Metabolismo e Regulação

In this discipline, students must acquire fundamental and basic knowledge in Biochemistry with particular emphasis in Metabolic Processes, their regulation and interconnection. Due to the importance of the relation between structure and function in Biochemistry, students are encouraged to use and study the 3D structures of proteins using on-line tools. With this aim, students are taught how to use different programs for molecular visualization and interpretation of structures. These competences may be used and applied by the students for the presentation of Seminars. With the seminars it is aimed that the students will study and go deeper into specific topics of the course. For this purpose the students will use not only text books but also related scientific publications. When applicabble these seminars constitute part of the evaluation process and shall contribute to enhance the capacities of communication of the students, being presented for all their colleagues.

As in others disciplines, the lab work focus relevant aspects of the theory and compel the student to a work in group.