NKEA08 · 6 credits · Basic level (G1F) · Kemisk biologi, Kemi

Biochemistry 1

Active · next start HT 2026

79%

passed the latest ordinary exam

TEN1 · 16 Jan 2026 · 124 students

79%

passed the ordinary exams, all sittings over the last 5 years

TEN1 · 619 students

40%

Harder than 40% of courses at basic level

Compared with 874 courses at the same level, ordinary exams over the last three academic years. 253 students.

Part of 3 programmes

Exam

TEN1 Written examination

Ordinary exams

79% passed · 619 students

16 Jan 202679%124

14 Jan 202587%129
11 Jan 202477%119
10 Jan 202368%124
11 Jan 202283%123

Re-exams

67% passed · 170 students

22 Aug 202656%9
16 Mar 202675%24
23 Aug 202543%7
17 Mar 202543%14
24 Aug 202467%12
12 Mar 202473%26
19 Aug 202357%7
14 Mar 202376%38
20 Aug 202258%12
15 Mar 202271%21

Pass the re-exam: 67% (170 students), compared with 79% (619 students) on the ordinary exam
Get 4 or 5: 51% (789 students)

Other modules

Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.

Hand-in or lab

LAB1 Laboratory work and written test

Main rounds

100% passed · 466 students

16 Jan 2026100%44
15 Jan 2026100%34
14 Jan 2025100%75
7 Jan 2025100%40
11 Jan 2024100%85
30 Jan 2023100%44
10 Jan 2023100%38
31 Jan 2022100%39
11 Jan 2022100%67

Later rounds

100% passed · 144 students

9 Feb 2026100%16
28 Jan 2026100%32
6 Feb 2025100%5
3 Feb 2025100%7
15 Feb 2024100%5
31 Jan 2024100%8
25 Jan 2024100%19
6 Feb 2023100%15
23 Jan 2023100%21
23 Feb 2022100%7
24 Jan 2022100%9

Pass a later round: 100% (144 students), compared with 100% (466 students) on the ordinary exam

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Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.

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About the course

Aim

The course provides fundamental knowledge in biochemistry, including structure and function of biomolecules and metabolism in living cells. After completing the course, the student will:

be able to describe the structure of proteins using the concepts; primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure, and apply this knowledge to understand the connection between structure and function and describe how enzymes function as biological catalysts.
know the structure and function of the most common biomolecules and describe the basic metabolism of carbohydrates and lipids, including the bioenergetic conditions and regulatory mechanisms.
be able to account for the structure and function of nucleic acids and for the central dogma in molecular biology.
be able to reproduce the structure of the 20 amino acids commonly found in proteins and some of their properties.
be able to use basic separation and analysis methods in biochemistry and then interpret the results in a written report.
be able to account for the possible toxicity of the chemicals used in the laboratory course and the waste management of these.

Content

The structure and properties of amino acids and proteins. Enzymology. Catabolism and anabolism of carbohydrates and lipids including bioenergetic principles. Basic knowledge of the living environment and social sustainability from a societal perspective. The structure of nucleic acids and the processes of replication, transcription and translation.

Basic experimental methods, eg gel filtration, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and spectrophotometry. Risk assessment of a chemical used in the laboratory course.

Examiner: Helena Herbertsson
Scheduled hours: 51 h
Main field of study: Kemisk biologi, Kemi

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