CH 210 BIOCHEMISTRY
Prerequisite: CH 201 or the equivalent, MA 102 or higher. A one-semester study of the facts and principles of chemistry as they apply to biological macromolecules and biological systems, with emphasis on the structure-function correlation. This course has a mandatory lab that complements the lecture. Topics include re-emphasis of lab safety; water in biological systems; protein chemistry - including the structure, function, purification, sequencing and synthesis of peptides; carbohydrate chemistry – including thermodynamics and mechanism of glycolysis and the Kreb’s cycle; nucleic acids – including solid phase nucleotide synthesis; enzymes - including, mechanism, kinetics and regulation; lipids – including biological membranes and transport, fatty acid metabolism; biosignaling; oxidative phosphorylation; endocrine regulation. Lecture: 3 hours per week. Lab: 3 hours per week. 4 credits
