| Physico-chemical principles of biochemistry: bonds, ionization and pH, acid/base behaviours, kinetics, bioenergetics. Introduction to the major classes of biomolecules: lipids, amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, nucleotides and nucleic acids. Introduction to enzymology. Biochemical investigations in clinical diagnosis and treatment. Specimen collection, handling and general quality control procedures: blood, urine, faeces and other tissue and body fluids. Physiological factors affecting the composition of body fluids. Long term biological influences on body fluids. |
Administrative assistant: RAINA FERHANA HOSSENBUX
Telephone: 4037400
Email: r.hossenbux@uom.ac.mu |
