Biochemistry I: Peptides and Carbohydrate Metabolism

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This course provides a foundation in general biochemical concepts and serves as a background for subsequent discussions of drug mechanisms and disease processes. Specifically, it focuses on two major areas: (1) proteins and enzymes, and (2) metabolic pathways and concepts. In the first half of the course, basic chemical concepts, amino acid chemistry, the structure and function of proteins, and enzyme kinetics and mechanisms are discussed. The second half of the course covers the fundamentals and design of metabolism as well as central pathways for carbohydrate, amino acid, and fatty acid metabolism. Principles of nutrition are discussed within the context of these metabolic pathways. PHBM 350 is a prerequisite for PHBM 351 and PHBM 352.