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Course Catalog

Biochemistry 1

The first half of the course covers the chemistry of carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids and lipids. Particular attention is given to enzyme kinetics and other methods available to study protein structure and function. The second half of the course focuses on bioenergetics and metabolism. Glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, the pentose phosphate pathway, citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation are covered in detail. Weekly experiments are selected to provide experience in modern biochemical lab techniques. Students must present a paper published in the primary literature to their peers. Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in BIOL 244 (or instructor鈥檚 consent) and C or better in CHEM 222 or CHEM 232.

Grade Basis: Letter Grade

Credits: 4.0