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2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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CH 210 BIOCHEMISTRY I w/LAB
A one-semester study of the facts and principles of chemistry as they apply to biological macromolecules and biological systems, with emphasis on the structure-function correlation. This course has a mandatory lab that complements the lecture. Topics include re-emphasis of lab safety; water in biological systems; protein chemistry - including the structure, function, purification, sequencing and synthesis of peptides; carbohydrate chemistry - including thermodynamics and mechanism of glycolysis and the Kreb’s cycle; nucleic acids - including solid phase nucleotide synthesis; enzymes - including, mechanism, kinetics and regulation; lipids - including biological membranes and transport, fatty acid metabolism; bio signaling; oxidative phosphorylation; endocrine regulation. Lecture: 3 hours per week. Lab: 3 hours per week. 4 Credits Prerequisite: CH 201 or the equivalent, MA 102 or higher
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