Metabolismo e Bioenergética na Saúde e na Doença

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3 ECTSSemester 1Exam: Optional
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At the end of this UC, knowledge, skills and competences will be acquired that will allow to: - Understand the fundamental concepts of cellular and molecular bioenergetics - Understand the energy transduction mechanisms and processes involved in electron transfer - Be able to perform basic bioenergetic calculations (free energy, redox potentials…) - Understand the fundamentals of human physiology and its relationship with metabolic regulation - Understand metabolic diversity at the microbial level and its impact on health and the environment - Understand the role of the microbiota in the metabolism of nutrients and drugs - Know the impact of nutrition on metabolic processes and health - Understand the relationship between metabolic processes and physical exercise - Understand the metabolic processes involved in diabetes and obesity - Understand the relationship between metabolism and cancer - Have a global view of the importance of bioenergetic metabolism and its involvement in health and disease