TFKI09 · 6 credits · Basic level (G1F) · Kemiteknik

Biochemistry

Active · next start HT 2026

61%

passed the latest ordinary exam

TEN1 · 14 Jan 2026 · 23 students

77%

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

TEN1 · 103 students

Unusually hard in 2025/26

61% passed the ordinary exam in 2025/26 (23 students), against 80% on average in earlier years (80 students).

Part of 2 programmes

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Analysis Engineeringsemester 3 · period 2 · compulsory
Bachelor's Programme in Chemistry - Molecular Designsemester 1 · period 2 · compulsory

Exam

TEN1 Written examination

Ordinary exams

77% passed · 103 students

14 Jan 202661%23

15 Jan 202583%29
10 Jan 202489%18
11 Jan 202389%18
12 Jan 202260%15

Re-exams

89% passed · 9 students

17 Mar 202689%9

Pass the re-exam: 89% (9 students), compared with 77% (103 students) on the ordinary exam
Get 4 or 5: 39% (112 students)

Show small sittings (7)

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

25 Aug 20260%2
26 Aug 2025100%1
18 Mar 2025100%1
27 Aug 2024100%1
13 Mar 2024100%3
23 Aug 2022100%1
16 Mar 2022100%2

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

Main rounds

100% passed · 61 students

29 Jan 2026100%10
13 Jan 2026100%8
15 Jan 2025100%10
24 Jan 2024100%9
10 Feb 2023100%7
11 Jan 2023100%9
12 Jan 2022100%8

Later rounds

100% passed · 13 students

19 Feb 2025100%7
23 Feb 2024100%6

Pass a later round: 100% (13 students), compared with 100% (61 students) on the ordinary exam

Show small sittings (13)

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

11 Mar 2026100%3
14 Jan 2026100%2
21 Mar 2025100%3
17 Mar 2025100%1
6 Feb 2025100%3
21 May 2024100%1
1 Feb 2024100%2
10 Jan 2024100%3
31 Jan 2023100%2
23 Jan 2023100%2
6 Apr 2022100%2
4 Apr 2022100%1
30 Mar 2022100%1

About the course

Aim

The course provides fundamental knowledge in biochemistry and biochemical/molecular biology laboratory techniques. After the course the student should:

Be able to account for the structure of proteins and apply this knowledge to understand the relationship between structure and function.
Be able to describe how enzymes function as biological catalysts and interpret the meaning of kinetic parameters in terms of enzyme function.
Know the structure and function of the most common biomolecules and describe the basic metabolism of carbohydrates.
Be able to explain the structure and function of nucleic acids and the central dogma of molecular biology.
Be able to explain and use basic separation and analysis methods in biochemistry as well as biochemical/genetic laboratory techniques.
Be able to reproduce the structure of the 20 amino acids commonly found in proteins and some of their properties.
Be able to analyze laboratory data and write laboratory reports as well as account for the possible toxicity of chemicals and their waste management.

Content

Structure and function of proteins.
Enzyme kinetics and mechanisms.
Structure and function of nucleic acids and molecular genetics.
Introduction to metabolism in living cells.
Separation and analytical techniques within biochemistry.
Biochemical laboratory techniques and safety precautions considering chemicals used in the laboratory course.

Examiner: Ann-Christin Brorsson
Scheduled hours: 55 h
Main field of study: Kemiteknik

Syllabus on Studieinfo ↗