24.02

2026

 03.03
2026

 LIPIDS AND STEROIDS - Part I

Beta-oxidation of fatty acids saturated, unsaturated.
Ketogenesis, utilization of ketone bodies.
Relationship metabolic metabolism of carbohydrates and lipids.
Biosynthesis of fatty acids.

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CARBOHYDRATES - Part I

Glycolysis, Pentose cycle, Gluconeogenesis, Glycogenesis, Glycogenolysis - characteristics of the processes, enzymes active in these processes, regulation. The metabolism of galactose, fructose, lactose.

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10.03

2026

CARBOHYDRATES - Part II; KREBS CYCLE; CELLULAR RESPIRATION

Glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans. Glycosides.
The reactions of the Krebs cycle and coenzymes.
Organization of the respiratory chain.
Inhibitors of respiratory chain and oxidative phosphorylation - clinical implications.

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17.03

2026

LIPIDS AND STEROIDS - Part II

Biosynthesis of cholesterol.
Mevalonic cycle.
Lipid modifications of proteins.
Bile acids.
Cerebrosides, sulfatides, gangliosides.

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24.03

2026

07.04

2026

 PURINES, PYRIMIDINES, PORPHYRINS

The biosynthesis of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides.
Catabolism of purines.
Hyperuricemia - biochemistry, congenital and acquired defects, consequences.
Hereditary orotic aciduria.

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14.04

2026

AMINO ACIDS

Metabolism of amino acids: glycine, alanine, proline, hydroxyproline, methionine and cysteine, arginine, aromatic aminoacids.
Metabolism of polyamines.

21.04

2026

   Colloquium 5 (Purines, Pyrimidines, Porphyrins, Amino acids)

05.05

2026

  Alcohol and drugs

The role of free radicals in human pathology - disease free radicals.

Drugs and alcohol.

  12.05
   2026

 Integration of metabolism