Biochemistry for Dentistry Students

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2026-2027

Topic

The subject gives an overview of the molecular processes occurring in living organisms from two major aspects. On the one hand, following the subject -Introduction to Biochemistry, it describes the metabolism of the four major types of biomolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, amino ac ids/proteins and nucleotides /nucleic acids) along with the indirect enzymatic regulation of

these processes. On the other hand, built on the subject -Molecular Cell Biology, accounts for the molecular processes responsible for the transmission of information within the living organisms from molecular biological (DNA-RNA-protein-metabolite) as well as hormonal point of view. The subject lies down the foundations of the subjects Pharmacology and Clinical Chemistry.

Lectures

• 42. Fat-soluble vitamins - Jávor-Hocsák Enikő
• 41. Water-soluble vitamins - Jávor-Hocsák Enikő
• 40. Signal transduction III. - Kőszegi Balázs
• 38. Signal transduction I. - Kőszegi Balázs
• 39. Signal transduction II. - Kőszegi Balázs
• 37. Hormones 2 - Takátsy Anikó
• 35. Targeting and degradation of proteins - Berente Zoltán
• 36. Hormones 1 - Takátsy Anikó
• 34. Protein folding, PTM - Berente Zoltán
• 32. Small RNAs - Nagyné Kiss Gyöngyi
• 33. Retroviruses - Nagyné Kiss Gyöngyi
• 31. Regulation of gene expression - Nagyné Kiss Gyöngyi
• 30. Protein-DNA interaction - Rauch Tibor Attila
• 28. Biosynthesis of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides - Debreceni Balázs
• 29. Degradation of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides - Debreceni Balázs
• 27. Biosynthesis of biologically active compounds from amino acids - Nagyné Kiss Gyöngyi
• 26. Enzymopathies in amino acid metabolism - Nagyné Kiss Gyöngyi
• 25. Biosynthesis of non-essential amino acids - Veres Balázs
• 24. Amino acid metabolism; fate of the carbon skeleton - Veres Balázs
• 23. Urea cycle - Bagóné Vántus Viola
• 22. Amino acid metabolism; fate of the amino group - Debreceni Balázs
• 21. Regulation and disorders of lipid metabolism - Szabó Éva (Biokémia)
• 19. Biosynthesis of complex lipids - Debreceni Balázs
• 20. Cholesterol, lipoproteins - Fekete Katalin
• 18. Biosynthesis of fatty acids (chain elongation, desaturation) - Debreceni Balázs
• 16. Regulation of glycogen synthesis and breakdown - Bagóné Vántus Viola
• 17. Regulation and disorders of carbohydrate metabolism - Nagyné Kiss Gyöngyi
• 15. Synthesis and breakdown of glycogen - Bagóné Vántus Viola
• 14. Digestion, absorption of carbohydrates - Takátsy Anikó
• 13. Ketone bodies - Jávor-Hocsák Enikő
• 12. Fatty acid oxidation - Jávor-Hocsák Enikő
• 11. Gluconeogenesis in animal cells - Antus Csenge Petra
• 10. Mitochondrial transport processes, shuttles - Takátsy Anikó
• 8. Metabolic pathways related to glycolysis (PDC; LDH) - Veres Balázs
• 9. The pentose phosphate pathway - Antus Csenge Petra
• 7.

  Regulation of glycolysis

  - Debreceni Balázs
• 6.

  Reactions of glycolysis

  - Debreceni Balázs
• 5. Cellular energy production III. (ATP production) - Bognár Zita
• 4. Cellular energy production II. (Respiratory chain) - Bognár Zita
• 3. Cellular energy production I. (Citric acid cycle) - Bognár Zita
• 1. Introduction - Bognár Zita
• 2. Overview of biochemical processes * - Bognár Zita

Practices

Seminars

• 13. Consultation
• 14. Consultation
• 12. Amino acid metabolism
• 11. Amino acid metabolism
• 10. Lipids - metabolism II.
• 9. Lipids - metabolism II.
• 7. Carbohydrate metabolism II.
• 8. Carbohydrate metabolism II.
• 6. ATP calculation
• 5. Respiratory chain
• 3. Lipids - metabolism I.
• 4. Lipids - metabolism I.
• 2. Carbohydrate metabolism I.
• 1. Carbohydrate metabolism I.

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Nelson, Cox: Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, 6th edition, W.H. Freeman, 2013

Literature developed by the Department

The elective course "Chemistry from Exam to Biochemistry" will help you to improve your knowledge of the subject.
www.aok.pte.hu

Notes

www.aok.pte.hu

Recommended literature

Berg, Tymoczko, Stryer: Biochemistry, 7th edition, W.H. Freeman, 2012.

Devlin: Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations 7th edition, Wiley, 2010.

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

non

Mid-term exams

It is obligatory to visit the lectures. There are seminars at every EVEN NUMBERED EDUCATIONAL weeks (2-4-6-8-10-12-14). There are short tests from week 4 till 14. The lab is beginning with a short test (time is 6 minutes; 6 occasions; max. 6 exampoints). These points cannot be added to the minimum questions, but they will be added to the final score. Requirement for acceptance is writing 5 test out of 6 possibility.

There is no possibilities to write a short test if delaying is over 5 minutes. No more than 10 minutes delay is accepted, over of it, it is an absence. No more than 1 absence is allowed from the 7 seminars(15%).

Making up for missed classes

It is possible to make up for missed exercises in another group, but you must notify the practice leader in advance.

Exam topics/questions

The questions of the exams are based on the lectures and exercises of the previous semesters (Chemistry for Dentistry Students, Introduction to Biochemistry for Dentistry Students) and the lectures and seminars of the current semester (Biochemistry for Dentistry Students). The exam starts with 7 minimum questions. Minimum questions: max. 28 points/min. 20 points are required. Exam questions: additional 92 points; Total: 120 points + Extra points: 0-6
0-70 points: 1 (fail)

71-80 points: 2 (satisfactory)

81-90 points: 3 (average)

91-100 points: 4 (good)

101-120 points: 5 (excellent)
The exam conditions, and a sampla test are on the website of the department. (http://aok.pte.hu/en/egyseg/oktatasianyagok/2024)

Examiners

• Bognár Zita
• Debreceni Balázs

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

• Bognár Zita
• Debreceni Balázs
• Kiss Bence
• KURZUSHOZ RENDELT OKTATÓ