BIOCHEMISTRY II

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This course is designed to provide students with a fundamental foundation in biochemistry by exploring concepts of the biochemical basis of human growth, metabolism, and disease. This includes a comprehensive consideration of the role of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins,vitamins,and minerals in maintaining a healthy state. It will help students to develop a general foundation for understanding the biochemical basis of human growth, metabolism, and disease. Special emphasis will be placed on, but not limited, to the biochemical basis of metabolism including the biosynthesis and breakdown of lipids, amino acids, nucleic acids, eicosanoids, some important special products derived from amino acids. Mechanisms of action of various nutrient molecules, vitamins, and 235 minerals, and their essential biochemical roles will be explained and emphasized. This will also discuss the deficiencies, toxicities and pathologies associated with vitamin and minerals in our diet. Prerequisite(s): Biochemistry I Cross-List BASC 5206: Credit cannot be earned for BASC 4316 and 5206