Online Biochemistry III (Plant Processes) Course
Deepen your knowledge on Biochemistry with emphasis on plants. This is an advanced course on biochemistry that will give you a deep understanding on how life processes work, where living organism obtain their energy and nutrients and how these are process
The Biochemistry III (Plant Processes) BSC302 program has been developed in response to industry demand and is specifically designed to equip graduates with work-ready skills. Each participant will be trained and assessed in theory and in practical tasks. Real-world exercises are used throughout the program.
Improve a successful career with a more in depth Understanding of Plant Biochemistry.
This course deepens your knowledge of Plant Biochemistry.
It gives you a deepened understanding on how life processes work, where living organism obtain their energy and nutrients and how these are processed to renew and develop new living materials.
This is a great course for; horticulturalists, environmental managers, technicians, agronomists or anyone else who needs to better understand the chemistry of plants.
Prerequisite: Biochemistry I and II or equivalent knowledge.
There are 11 lessons in this course:
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Introduction
- Introduction to Metabolism
- Energy Transfer within the Cell - sources of energy, components of the cell, catabolic metabolism, anabolic metabolism, energy exchanges, free energy, enthalpy, entropy, energy transfers, ATP, Oxidation, enzyme catalysed reactions, coenzymes, hydrolysis, hydration reaction, phosphorylation.
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Glycolysis
- ATP - ATP Synthase
- Glycolysis - activation, ATP production from Glycolysis, Metabolism of Pyruvate
- Pentose Phosphate Pathway
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Movement Through Membranes
- Lipids and Fats
- Membranes
- Kinetics and Mechanisms of Transport - mediated and non-mediated transport, active transport
- Ionophores
- Aquaporins
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Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation
- Mitochondria
- Electron Transport
- Oxidative Phosphorylation
- Citric Acid Cycle/Tricarboxylic Cycle
- Controls of ATP Production
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Sugar and Polysaccharide Metabolism
- Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, Oligosaccharides, Polysaccharides, Glycoproteins
- Sucrose
- Starches - Glycogen and Starch
- Starch Biosynthesis - Transitory Starch in Chloroplasts, Sucrose and Starch Regulation
- Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Gluconeogenesis - The Glyoxylate Pathway
- Cell Wall
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Lipid Metabolism
- Lipids
- Fatty Acid Biosynthesis by Plastids - Saturated Fatty Acid Biosynthesis
- Glycerolipid and Phospholipid Formation
- Triacylglycerol (TAG) Formation
- Fatty Acid Oxidation in the Peroxisomes/Glyoxysomes
- Wound Sealing
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Photosynthesis
- Photosynthesis - Chloroplasts, Light Reactions
- Dark Reactions - Carboxylation, Regeneration, the Calvin Cycle
- Photorespiration - C4 Respiration
- CAM
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Nucleotide Metabolism
- Nucleotides
- Nitrogen Fixation
- Assimilation of Ammonia into Amino Acids - Purines, Pyramidines
- Formation of Deoxyribonucleotides
- Nucleotide Degradation
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Enzyme Activity
- Enzymes
- Enzyme Classification
- Enzyme Kinetics
- Enzyme Regulation
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Reproductive Processes in Plants
- Types of Plant Reproduction - Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
- Gene Expression
- What are Genes?
- Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) and Protein Synthesis - Overview, Transcription, Translation
- Eukaryotic DNA Replication - DNA Polymerases, Leading and Lagging Strains, Telomeres and Telomerase
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Other Processes
- Hormones
- Growth Regulators - Auxins, Cytokinins, Giberellins, Ethylene
- Other Hormones - Antiauxins, Growth Inhibiters, Growth Retardants, Growth Simulators, Defoliants, Unclassified Plant Growth Regulators
- Use of Plant Hormones in Horticulture - Hormone Products
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutor