BCH 280N - Biochemistry

Credit(s): 3

Prerequisite(s): a grade of “C” or better in CHMY 221.
Corequisite(s): CHMY 223.
This course involves the study of cell organization; carbohydrate and lipid structure and function; protein and nucleic acid structure and function; mechanisms of enzyme function and inhibition; enzyme kinetics; energy and its relationship to biochemical processes; major metabolic pathways for carbohydrates, lipids, and amino acids; DNA replication, transcription, and translation; and regulation of gene function. (Spring Semester)

Course Learning Outcomes

Explain the various ways in which cells are organized, especially the similarities and differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Describe carbohydrate and lipid structure and function(s) in the human body.
Apply knowledge of the importance of amino acids to their relationship with the various levels of protein structure.
Explain the connection between nucleic acid structure and its importance to the formation of DNA and RNA.
Illustrate understanding of the various mechanisms in which enzymes function.
Describe, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the kinetics of enzymes and the function of the various types of enzyme inhibition.
Understand the roles of free energy and entropy in biochemical processes.
Describe the individual steps in major metabolic pathways for carbohydrates, lipids, and amino acids.
Understand the processes of DNA replication and repair. Illustrate understanding of the processes of RNA synthesis and regulation.
Apply knowledge of the genetic code to the mechanism of protein synthesis.
Apply the scientific method to analyze biochemical data, perform the necessary computations, and interpret results.