
| Biochemistry I | ||||||
| Title: | Biochemistry I | |||||
| Course Number: | 440 | |||||
| College: | College of Arts & Sciences | |||||
| Instructor: | Donato, Justin J | |||||
| Time: | 1055 - 1200 | |||||
| Location: | Owens Science Hall St Paul | |||||
| Room: | OWS 250 | |||||
| Credit Hours | Start Date | End Date | Days | Available | Enrollment | Maximum |
| 4 | 09/04 | 12/20 | M - W - F | -6 | 38 | 32 |
| Course Description: | ||||||
| The first course in a two-semester sequence examining the chemistry underlying biological processes. The topics addressed include a review of the properties of aqueous solutions and buffers; the structure and function of proteins, carbohydrates and lipids; an introduction to the properties, reaction kinetics and catalytic mechanism of enzymes; membrane structure and function; qualitative and quantitative models of bioenergetics; and an introduction to metabolic regulation and control featuring carbohydrate metabolism as well as the citric acid cycle. Lecture plus four laboratory hours per week. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: A minimum grade of C- in CHEM 202 | ||||||