2021-2022 Academic Catalog

CH 353 Biochemistry I

A study of the chemical principles governing biological macromolecules. Topics include protein structure and function, enzyme mechanisms and kinetics, carbohydrates and lipids, energetics and major metabolic pathways. The laboratory will include both computer simulations and an introduction to current molecular techniques in the field. Both lecture and lab will emphasize problem solving and experimental data analysis. Three lectures and one 4-hour laboratory per week.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Take BI 121 and CH 301, CH 301L with minimum grades of C-.

Offered

Annual Fall Semester