Organic chemistry is the study of the compounds of carbon.
Proteins, nucleic acids, and some carbohydrates are natural polymers. Biochemistry deals with the chemistry of living organisms - the chemical constituents of living cells, the chemical changes that occur among these constituents, and the mechanisms by which these changes take place. The prerequisite for this course is Chem 120a or equivalent. Problems are found both within the chapter and at the end of each chapter. Those at the end of the chapter have been grouped according to the various sections of the chapter.