LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The present course is integrated in the wide learning objectives of the whole B.Sc. degree in Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry. The purpose of the course is to provide basic knowledge to understand the chemistry of biological processes at the molecular level. The first aim is the knowledge of the cellular environment where metabolic processes take place. The second aim is to know the main classes of biomolecules. The third aim is to understand mechanisms of metabolic processes and their bioenergetics The fourth aim is to understand mechanisms that regulate metabolism at both cell and system level

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the course, the student is expected to be able to:
1. Describe the principal classes of biomolecules;
2. Describe main metabolic pathways;
3. Understand thermodynamics principles that control biochemical pathways;
4. Describe biosignaling processes that regulate metabolism.