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

3

Prerequisite

Take CH 301 and CH 301L or CH 285 with minimum grades C-. Take BI 121 with minimum grades of C-.

Corequisite

Take CH 353L;

Distribution

IW

Offered

Annual Fall Semester