Biochemistry ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

This study focuses on explaining biology in chemical terms. Its main topics are subdivided into three categories. The first one, structure and function of biomolecules, covers properties of water, acids, bases, and buffers; amino acids and peptide bonds; three-dimensional structure of proteins; enzymes, enzyme kinetics, and mechanisms; coenzymes, and vitamins; carbohydrates; and lipids and biological membranes. The second category, energetics and metabolism, includes glycolysis, Krebs cycle, glycogen mechanism and gluconeogenesis, electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation, lipid metabolism, amino acids and nucleotide metabolism. Finally, the third category, genetic information, focuses on nucleic acids and related biochemical pathways. Notes: This course is designed for science students who would prefer one term of Biochemistry. Prerequisites: Chemistry I with Lab ( CHEM 1205 ) and Chemistry II with Lab ( CHEM 1206 ) and Biology I with Lab ( BIOL 1200 ) and Biology II with Lab ( BIOL 1201 ) or equivalents.