INTRODUCTORY BIOCHEMISTRY
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
The following schedule is
subject to minor changes and will be up dated regularly. The order of topics
follows the sequence of chapters in the textbook, Principles
of Biochemistry, by Horton et al. A supplemental textbook,
Molecular
Aspects of Cell Biology by Garrett and Grisham, will be used
during the last third of the course. An optional problem session will be
held each Thursday evening from 7 to 10 in 102 Gore Hall except on weeks
when there are Thursday Hourly Exams.
| Tuesdays | Thursdays | Problem Session Problems |
| Aug. 31 Introduction to the Course.
(Chapter 1) |
Sept. 2 Water
(Chapter 2) |
Interdisciplinary water problem Hot-Headed Moles in Antarctica. |
| Sept. 7 Amino Acids and Protein Primary Structure. (Chapter 3) | Sept. 9 Protein Structure and Function.
(Chapter 4) |
Analysis of Hemoglobin Variants. (Problem
1a)
ATCase Electrophoresis (Problem 1b) |
| Sept. 14 Properties of Enzymes.
(Chapter 5) |
Sept. 16 Hurricane Floyd - Class and Problem session canceled | Inhibition of Proline Racemase (Problem 2) |
| Sept. 21 Mechanism of Enzymes.
(Chapter 6) |
Sept. 23 Coenzymes (Chapter 7) | NAD & NADP (Problem 3a) |
| Sept. 28 Carbohydrates (Chapter 8) and Nucleotides (Chapter 9) | Sept. 30 Lipids and Membranes.
(Chapter 10) |
Review Session
TPP and Carbohydrates (Problem 3b) |
| Oct. 5 Introduction to Metabolism. (Chapter 11) | Oct. 7 First
Hourly Exam
(Chapters 1 - 10) |
Special Review Session Tuesday, Oct.5, 7 - 9 PM 115 Gore Hall |
| Oct. 12 Glycolysis (Chapter 12)
Ms. Irene Rudik, Lecturer |
Oct. 14 Citric Acid Cycle (Chapter 13)
Ms. Irene Rudik, Lecturer |
Glucose Metabolism (Problem 4) |
| Oct. 19 Other Carbohydrate Metabolism. (Chapter 14) | Oct. 21 Electron Transport & Oxidative Phosphorylation (Chapter 15) | Photosynthesis Case Page 1,2,3,4,5. Riboflavin Biosynthesis (Problem 5) |
| Oct. 26 Photosynthesis
(Chapter 16) |
Oct. 28 Lipid Metabolism
(Chapter 17) |
Fatty Acid Metabolism (Problem
6a)
HMG-CoA Reactions (Problem 6b) |
| Nov. 2 Amino Acid Metabolism.
(Chapter 18) |
Nov. 4 Second
Hourly Exam
(Chapters 11 - 17) |
Special Review Session Tuesday
Nov. 2, 7 - 9 PM 115 Gore Hall |
| Nov. 9 Nucleotide Metabolism.
(Chapter 19) |
Nov. 11 Nucleic Acids
(Chapter 20) |
Lys Biosynthesis in Fungi (Problem
7a)
Amino Acid Case Study Page 1,2,3,4 |
| Nov. 16 DNA Replication, Repair, & Recombination. (Chapter 21) | Nov. 18 Transcription and RNA Processing.
(Chapter 22) |
Mutational Analysis (Problem
8a)
Codon Utilization (Problem 8b) |
| Nov. 23 Protein Synthesis.
(Chapter 23) |
Nov. 25 THANKSGIVING BREAK | No Problem Session
Attenuation Problem |
| Nov. 30 Recombinant DNA Technology. (Chapter 24) | Dec. 2 Third
Hourly Exam
(Chapters 18 - 23) |
Special Review Session Tuesday November 30, 7 - 9 PM 115 Gore Hall |
| Dec. 7 Signal Transduction | Dec. 9 Biochemical Evolution | Final
Exam 3:30 - 6:30
Thursday, December 16 |