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Teaching lactose metabolism
Author(s) -
MontiHughes Andrea,
Alonso Manuel,
Garófalo Judith,
Burgos Hilda Isabel,
Stella Carlos Alberto
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
biochemistry and molecular biology education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1539-3429
pISSN - 1470-8175
DOI - 10.1002/bmb.85
Subject(s) - lactose , lactose intolerance , computer science , mathematics education , biochemistry , psychology , chemistry
We developed an experimental didactic proposal to teach both carbohydrate metabolism and lactose intolerance as the disease related to that metabolism. Therefore, we implemented an empirical strategy consisting of inexpensive and nontoxic components for which students do not need to know any of the laboratory techniques. The fact that students were able to discuss their own results obtained from the experiments performed in their classroom gave them an additional motivation to learn the subject.