Biochemistry

The objectives of the biochemistry teaching are:
1. to provide the knowledge necessary to an understanding of the structure and function of the main biological molecules constituting living organisms;
2. to describe the main biological processes present in animal cells, with particular regard to the metabolic fates of food components (carbohydrates, lipids and proteins);
3. to investigate the molecular mechanisms through which monogastric and ruminant animals obtain energy from food in aerobic and anaerobic conditions;
4. to acquire basic knowledge relating to DNA replication and RNA and protein biosynthesis processes.

1- Knowledge and understanding: The course is aimed at providing information concerning (a) the structure and function of the most
relevant biomolecules, including macromolecules (b) the main biological processes operating in animal cells, including the biological fate of the main components of nutrients, mechanisms of energy production and storage and (c) expression of genetic information. 
2-Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: At the end of the course the student must be able to distinguish the main metabolic effects of the proteic, lipidic and glicidic components of food, with particular emphashis on their relative role in energy production and storage under aerobic or anaerobic conditions. This basic knowledge will be indispensable in the teachings of subsequent years, related to animal welfare