06.10,
13.10.
2026

From DNA to PROTEIN

Replication, transcription, translation - the reactions, the enzymes active in the process.
Inhibitors of replication, transcription, translation.
Mutations and polymorphisms.
Human genome.
Cell cycle - phases and their characteristics, regulatory mechanisms.
Transformation of tumor cells, oncogenes, anti-oncogenes.

Full list of topics

Structure and function of proteins.
The extracellular matrix of connective tissue.
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP).
Collagens, elastin - the structure, biosynthesis function.
Immunoglobulins - structure, biosynthesis.
Prions.

Full list of topics

20.10.2026 

 Colloquium 1 - 20.10.2026

 recommended readings: Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry UNIT:  Storage and Expression of Genetic Information 

 27.10,
3.11
2026

 ENZYMES AND COENZYMES

The complete list of topics is in the file below.

Full list of topics

10.11,
17.11
2026

VITAMINS AND TRACE ELEMENTS

The importance of vitamins in metabolism. Sources of vitamins. Hypervitaminosis, hypovitaminosis, avitaminosis - definitions, causes. The mechanisms of action of vitamins.
The chemical structure, the source for the body, role in the metabolism, the daily demand, causes and symptoms of hypovitaminosis: pantothenic acid, vitamin PP, vitamin P.
Anti-vitamins.

Micronutrients, macronutrients - role in the metabolism.
Biochemical function, occurrence, sources for the organism, functions in the metabolism, causes and symptoms of deficiency: zinc, magnesium, cobalt, silica, fluorine.

Full list of topics

24.11

2026

Colloquium 2 - 24.11.2026 - Enzymes and Vitamins

 recommended readings:  

Harpers Illustrated Biochemistry Enzymes: Kinetics, Mechanism, Regulation, & Bioinformatics

Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry UNIT: Medical Nutrition 

 1.12,
8.12.
2026

HORMONES AND CYTOKINES - PART I 

Hormones of hypothalamus, pituitary, pineal gland.
Catecholamines. Calcitonin and parahormon.

Full list of topics

 15.12

2026

12.01

2027

   HORMONES AND CYTOKINES - PART II

Glucocorticosteroids
Mineralocorticoid
Androgens
Estrogens
Gestagens

Full list of topics

19.01

2027