BASIC VETERINARY BIOCHEMISTRY

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Learning Outcomes

Tell about biophysical chemistry and water.
1.1. Explain the structure, functions, and metabolism of water.
1.2. Recognize different types of solutions.
1.3. Define biophysical phenomena.
Provide information about properties and varieties of carbohydrates.
2.1. Classify carbohydrates and recognize monosaccharides.
2.2. Explain monosaccharide derivatives.
2.3. Define disaccharides and polysaccharides.
Tell about structures and properties of lipids.
3.1. Define lipids and classify them.
3.2. Recognize lipids that carry fatty acids and glycerol, and their properties.
3.3.Explains non-glycerol lipids and their properties.
Explain the properties and fucntions of aminoacids, proteins, nucleic acids.
4.1. Recognize physical and chemical properties of aminoacids.
4.2.Classify proteins and explain their functions.
4.3. Define different kinds of nucleic acids.
Explain the structures, properties, classifications of enzymes and their mechanism of action.
5.1. Understand the enzymatic reactions and how they proceed.
5.2. Classification of enzymes and its systematic.
5.3. Recognize factors that affect enzyme activity, and enzyme inhibition.
Explain different types of minerals, their fucntions, their deficiencies and excesses.
6.1. Comprehend macroelements and their functions.
6.2. Comprehend microelements and their functions.
6.3. Explain situations caused by macro and microelement deficiencies and excess intake.
Explain different types of vitamins, their functions, and situations caused by vitamin deficiencies and excess vitamin intake.
7.1. Recognize vitamins and classify them.
7.2. Comprehend biochemical functions of vitamins.
7.3. Explain vitamin deficiency and excess.
Explain different kinds of hormones and their functions.
8.1. Define hormones and classify them.
8.2. Explain the mechanism of action of hormones and fucntions of hormones
8.3. Explain diseases caused by vitamin deficiencies and excess vitamin intake.