Nutritional Biochemistry
Objectives
This UC is intended that students know in depth the metabolism of the main
biomolecules of the human organism and to understand the metabolism of an
integrated and global manner. The role of diet on disease mechanisms. It is
intended that the student is able to: (1) identify the main categories of components
of the food matrix food (nutrients and non-nutrients); (2) general notions of
enzymology (3) know the main metabolic pathways of carbohydrates, lipids and
proteins, vitamins and minerals; (4) know the role of hormones in metabolism
regulation; (5) know the role of microbiota in metabolism; (6) glycemic index and
glycemic load calculation; (7) role of polyphenols in metabolic regulation; (8) link
between diet, human health and sustentability.
General characterization
Code
107006
Credits
10
Responsible teacher
Maria da Conceição Costa Pinho Calhau,ANA FILIPA DA SILVA ALVES,ANA CATARINA DOMINGUES PEREIRA SANTOS,SUSANA ISABEL MATEUS SANTOS
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 280
Teaching language
PT
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
Available soon
Teaching method
Lectures and seminars
Theoretical and pratical classes
Evaluation method
Distributed throughout the semester/school year, with final evaluation exam/test.
Subject matter
General notions of human food and Nutrition
General notions of organic chemistry
Structure and biological role of macronutrientes
Food digestion and assimilation of nutrientes
Glucose Metabolism
Protein metabolism and lipid metabolism
Metabolism of Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleotides
Cholesterol and bile acids; diet, cholesterol and hypertension
Metabolic integration
Macronutrients and cell signalling molecules
Diet and metabolism of xenobiotics
Microbiota
Vitamins
Minerals
Micronutrients and metabolic diseases
Hemostasis
Polyphenols and metabolic disease
Carcinogens in the diet: culinary processing
Nutrients and intrauterine ontogénese (epigenetic regulation of gene expression)
Metabolism and regulating appetite
Chronobiology, food and metabolism