PHRM2000 (v.1) Biochemical Principles in Pharmacology
| Area: | School of Pharmacy |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 3 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
311032 (v.1)
Molecular Pharmacology 231
or any previous version
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| Prerequisite(s): |
311029 (v.1)
Genetics in Pharmacy 121
or any previous version
OR 8645 (v.4) Pharmaceutical Biology 121 or any previous version OR Admission into 188099 (v.4) Bachelor of Pharmacy or any previous version OR Admission into B-PHARM (v.1) Bachelor of Pharmacy or any previous version AND 311026 (v.1) Pharmaceutical Biology 123 or any previous version OR 7288 (v.5) Pharmaceutical Biology 122 or any previous version OR 12931 (v.3) Pharmaceutical Biology 120 or any previous version OR 313402 (v.3) Introduction to Pathophysiology 100 or any previous version OR PATH1000 (v.1) Introduction to Pathophysiology or any previous version AND 313463 (v.1) Pharmaceutical Chemistry 124 or any previous version OR 311027 (v.1) Pharmaceutical Chemistry 122 or any previous version OR CHEM1006 (v.1) Pharmaceutical Chemistry or any previous version |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | Introduction to protein structure: proteins, enzymes, amino acid structure and function, protein structure, functions, properties, isolation techniques, denaturation of proteins, antibody structure and function, enzyme functions, mechanisms of actions, kinetics, clinical and industrial applications. Metabolism: intermediary metabolism, Energy requirements, glucose metabolism, glycolysis, gluconeogenesis and Krebs Cycle, ETS and chemiosmosis. Lipids. Structure and function of lipids, metabolism and structure of cholesterol. Lipoproteins, biochemical control of lipid levels and functions. Nitrogen metabolism, blood glucose uptake and role in diabetes, co-factors and coenzymes, vitamin functions, water soluble and lipid soluble, antioxidants and oxidative damage, functions of glutathione, micronutrients, minerals and elements. Principles of pharmacology, basis of drug-receptor interactions, receptors including G protein coupled. Biology of Nitric oxide and iron absorption, storage and overload diseases, disease markers, pH balance. |
| Field of Education: | 019907 Pharmacology |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y |
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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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