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Chemistry of Bioelements

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Course ID:	1200-1CHBIOPWL
Erasmus code / ISCED:	13.3 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0531) Chemistry The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Chemistry of Bioelements
Name in Polish:	Chemia biopierwiastków
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Chemistry
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty do wyboru (dedykowane) dla studentów studiów 1-go stopnia - sem. letni Optional subjects, MSOS students
Course homepage:	http://www.chem.uw.edu.pl/people/MMaj-Zurawska
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	2.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	elective courses
Mode:	Classroom Self-reading
Short description:	Basic knowledge of the role of elements in biological systems. Understanding of biological reactions and membrane transport processes.
Full description:	Biologically important elements. Macro, micro, ultra elements and their position in the periodic table. Location of bio-elements in the environment and their distribution in the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere. Concept of speciation. Physiological content and distribution of bio-elements in the human body fluids and in cells. Structure of proteins and DNA. Role of hormones, enzymes, vitamins, and electrolytes in homeostasis. Types of chemical reactions: reversible and irreversible reactions, synthesis, analysis and exchange, charge transfer and enzymatic reactions. Soft and hard metal ions. Irving-Williams series. Role of metal ions in biological processes: structural and catalytic functions of alkali, alkaline earth, and transition metal ions. Interactions of metal ions with proteins and DNA. Binding of oxygen, oxygen carriers. Enzymatic reduction of oxygen in biofuel cells. Biological membranes, passive and active membrane transport, ion channels, sodium-potassium pump. Fundamentals of photosynthesis. Model biomimetic membranes.
Bibliography:	1.A. Kabata-Pendias , H. Pendias, Biogeochemia pierwiastków śladowych, PWN, Warszawa 1999. 2.S.J. Lippard, J.M. Berg, Podstawy chemii bionieorganicznej, PWN, Warszawa 1998. 3.J. E. Andrews, P. Brimblecombe, T. D. Jickells, P. S. Liss, Wprowadzenie do chemii środowiska, WNT, Warszawa 2000.
Learning outcomes:	Basic knowledge of the role of elements in biological systems. Understanding of biological reactions and membrane transport processes.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	60 - 74: 3 75 - 84: 3+ 85 - 90: 4 91 - 96: 4+ 97 - 100: 5 Attendance in the lectures is mandatory. Absence in 3 classes in semester will be accepted.
Practical placement:	Does not concern

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU WYK W TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours, 70 places more information
Coordinators:	Renata Bilewicz, Magdalena Maj-Żurawska, Hanna Majewska-Elżanowska
Group instructors:	Renata Bilewicz, Magdalena Maj-Żurawska, Hanna Majewska-Elżanowska
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Examination

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