Chemistry
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Official syllabus
- •General structure of atoms. Chemical elements of the living organisms, their atomic orbitals and electron configurations.
- •Primary chemical bonds and secondary interactions. Covalent bonds in organic compounds.
- •Physical and chemical properties of water (intermolecular forces, self-ionization, etc.).
- •Solutions. Their components, and types of concentration.
- •Solubility of solid, liquid or gaseous solutes. Precipitation and the solubility product.
- •Acid-base reactions. Definition of pH, the pH scale. Examples for strong and weak acids or bases.
- •Chemical equilibria, Le Chatelier's principle, acid-base buffer solutions.
- •Redox reactions. Changes in the oxidation number and transfer of electrons. Voltaic cells.
- •Standard reduction potentials. The effect of temperature, pressure and concentrations on the reduction potential.
- •Redox reactions and Lewis acid-base reactions of iron and its different ions. The biological roles of heme.
- •Heat of the chemical reactions. Exothermic and endothermic reactions. The conservation of energy.
- •Changes in entropy and in free enthalpy. Driving force of natural processes. Entropy and the state of matter.
- •The rate of a chemical reaction, and its dependence on temperature. The activation energy and catalysis.
- •Carbon-carbon covalent bonds in organic chemistry. Saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons, aromatic compounds.
- •Alcohols and phenols. Their reactions and physical properties.
- •Oxidized derivatives of alcohols. Biologically important aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids.
- •Amines and imines. Their types and most important chemical reactions.
- •Condensed bonds in organic compounds (ether, ester, amide, anhydride, Schiff base). Special roles of phosphate-esters in biology.
- •Sulfur atoms in bioorganic molecules (thiols, thioesters, disulfides).
- •Structure and biological functions of steroids (i.e., cholesterol and its derivatives).
- •Monosaccharides and disaccharides: definition, classification, most important representatives.
- •Proteinogenic amino acids: classification, examples, peptide bond.
- •Nucleotides and nucleic acids: building blocks, purines and pyrimidines, polymer structure, base pairing.
Source: Admission topics of Semmelweis University — Medical biology and Medical chemistry (document officiel fourni par l'administrateur, 2026)
Recommended textbooks
- •Ebbing, Gammon — General Chemistry (dernière édition)
- •Stoker — General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (dernière édition)
Our chapters
Atomic StructureChemical BondsIntermolecular ForcesAcids, Bases and pHRedox ReactionsChemical EquilibriumThermochemistry and KineticsIntroduction to Organic ChemistryOrganic Functional GroupsSolutions and SolubilityElectrochemistry: Voltaic Cells and Reduction PotentialsSulfur in Bioorganic MoleculesSteroids: Structure and Biological Functions