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.
Prerequisite
Take
CH 301 and
CH 301L or CH 285 with minimum grades C-. Take
BI 121 with minimum grades of C-.
Offered
Annual Fall Semester