The course provides an exploration of enzyme kinetics, mechanism, and regulation and an investigation of major catabolic pathways including principles of bioenergetics and membrane function. Studies will include an independent, extensive survey of the biochemical literature, and a written and oral report on a topic of interest to the student. Credit may not be received for both Chemistry 3319 and 3321. The course provides an exploration of enzyme kinetics, mechanism, and regulation and an investigation of major catabolic pathways including principles of bioenergetics and membrane function. The laboratory includes aspects of protein purification, enzyme kinetics, electrophoresis and blotting techniques, metabolic studies, and an introduction to the computerized molecular modeling of macromolecules.
Course includes laboratory.
Credit may not be received for both Chemistry 3319 and 3321. Pictures , Problem Set Answers 3322 Biochemistry II 4 credits Metabolism, including major anabolic pathways, followed by advanced topics in biochemistry, which will focus on the biochemistry of the cell receptor function. Membrane receptor structure, the analysis of receptor-ligand interactions, and the enzymology of signal transduction will be included. Emphasis will be placed on use of the original scientific literature and the molecular modeling of proteins. Extensive molecular modeling will be used to answer chemical questions.