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The teaching goal in the biochemistry and molecular biology part is a basic understanding of the molecular mechanisms and principles of life.

Goal organic chemistry: Introduction into organic chemistry

The biochemistry and molecular biology part of the lecture starts with the introduction to the molecular components and principles of life. The following chapters are then presented in more detail: glucose/glycogen metabolism, critic acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation, pentosephosphate pathway, photosynthesis, synthesis and degradation of lipids, amino acids and nucleic acids. The molecular biology part comprises DNA/RNA metabolism, protein synthesis, gene regulation, signal transduction and gene technology.

Contents Organic Chemistry: History; Unique position of carbon; Constitution; Nomenclature; Single bonds; Hydrogenbonds; Multiple bonds; Tautomerism; Reactions;  Selected classes of compounds; Stereochemistry

Methods organic chemistry: oral lecture supported by approx. 220 multi-colour slides which are made available to the students via OLAT

written tests (27 questions covering the complete lecture, 150 minutes) on three days each term