Course description

Homeostasis in the animal organism, transport processes across the biological membrane, characterization, and regulation of the enzymatic reactions. Basic knowledge of molecular biology.

Important note: All the PPT presentations are available on the Moodle page of the subject.

 

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Lectures theme

Students are hereby informed that the topics of the VETERINARY Biochemistry 1. lectures in the fall semester of the academic year 2025/2026 are the followings:

Date	Topic	Lecturer
Week 1	Introduction. Structure of the biological membranes. Transport across the biological membranes.	Dr. Mackei Máté
Week 2	Classification and structure of the proteinogenic amino acids. The peptide bond. Biochemistry of proteins.	Dr. Mackei Máté
Week 3	Structural proteins: collagen, elastin, keratin. Characterization of enzymes. Mechanism of enzyme action. Reversibility of enzymatic reactions. Factors influencing the velocity of enzymatic reactions. The regulation of the enzyme activity.	Dr. Kemény Ágnes
Week 4	The inhibition of the enzyme activity. Nomenclature, classification and cellular localization of enzymes. Structure of nucleotides. The structure and function of DNA.	Dr. Kemény Ágnes
Week 5	Replication of DNA in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Mutations, repair mechanisms.	Dr. Kemény Ágnes
Week 6	The structure of the transcription unit in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Transcription and its regulation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.	Dr. Mackei Máté
Week 7*	Structure of the ribosomes. Activation of the amino acids. The translation in eukaryotes and prokaryotes.	Dr. Mackei Máté
Week 8	Posttranslational modifications of proteins. Recombinant DNA technology and biotechnology: aims, tools, steps and application possibilities.	Dr. Mackei Máté
Week 9	General introduction to the intermediary metabolism. Biological oxidation. Conservation of metabolic energy in the cell: high energy phosphates. Metabolism of creatine. Chemistry of carbohydrates.	Dr. Mackei Máté
Week 10	Glycogen metabolism: glycogenolysis and glycogenesis. The glucagon and insulin signalling pathways.	Dr. Mackei Máté
Week 11	The glycolysis and the gluconeogenesis. Glycerol phosphate shuttle. Pasteur effect. Cori cycle.	Dr. Mackei Máté
Week 12	The oxidation of pyruvate to acetyl CoA. The citric acid cycle. The respiratory chain and the oxidative phosphorylation.	Dr. Mackei Máté
Week 13	The pentose phosphate pathway. Blood sugar level and its regulation.	Dr. Mátis Gábor
Week 14	Metabolism of fructose and galactose. Amino acid metabolism: essential amino acids; transamination.	Dr. Mátis Gábor

Budapest, 4th September 2025

Practical lessons theme

Fall semester, academic year 2025/2026

VETERINARY BIOCHEMISTRY 1. in English

Students are hereby informed that the order and dates of the laboratory practicals in Veterinary Biochemistry 1. are as follows:

Laboratory practical	Subject	Date	Group
I.	Blood plasma	22 – 26 September 29. Sept. – 3. Okt.	1,3,5,7,9 2,4,6,8,10
II.	Proteins	6 – 10. October 13 – 17 October	1,3,5,7,9 2,4,6,8,10
III.	General properties of enzymes	27 – 31 October 3 – 7. November	1,3,5,7,9 2,4,6,8,10
IV.	Digestive enzymes	10 – 14 November 17 – 21 November	1,3,5,7,9 2,4,6,8,10
V.	Biological oxidation	24 – 28.  November 1 – 5. December	1,3,5,7,9 2,4,6,8,10

Make-up practicals:    Practicals III-V.

8^th Dec (Monday), starting is possible between 12⁰⁰ – 14⁰⁰ o’clock.

Practicals I., II.

9^th Dec (Tuesday), starting is possible between 12⁰⁰ – 14⁰⁰ o’clock.

Júlia Vörösházi (E-mail: Voroshazi.Julia@univet.hu) is responsible for the biochemical labs in English. For lab change request and further information please contact: Voroshazi.Julia@univet.hu.

Regarding lab safety, it is obligatory for every student to read and watch the provided narrated PPT files, which can be found in the Moodle system.

 

Budapest, 4th September 2025

Evaluation description

Students are hereby informed that the prevalent qualification system and requirements in subject “Veterinary Biochemistry 1.” for the fall semester of the academic year 2025/2026 are as follows:

• Regular personal or online visiting of the lectures
• Successful performance of all laboratory practicals
• Completion of 60% of the maximal scores in the laboratory practicals
• Completion of 60% of the maximal scores on the written midterm test

 

The complete qualification system of the subject can be downloaded from the webpage of the Division of Biochemistry: https://univet.hu/en/biochemvet/.

The date of the midterm test: 5^th November 2025 at 7¹⁵ am

Retake: 19^th November 2025 at 7¹⁵ am

Last chance retake: 12^th December 2025 at 7¹⁵ am

Consultation possibility: online (E-mail: Mackei.Mate@univet.hu)

 

Budapest, 4th September 2025