Basic Biochemistry
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General
Prefix
CHEM
Course Number
241
Course ID
00000140
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Science and Engineering
Description
Biological molecules, enzyme functions, and metabolic pathways. Lab.
Prerequisites
Credits
Min
4
Max
4
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Describe the structure and function of biomolecules (bio-macromolecules): carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids.
Outcome
Describe secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure of proteins, the intermolecular forces that determine macromolecular structure and function as related to transport of oxygen, muscle contraction and antigen-antibody interactions.
Outcome
Classify enzymes and enzyme catalyzed reactions and describe enzyme catalytic and kinetic mechanisms.
Outcome
Describe the chemical basis and overall fundamentals of metabolism, classification of metabolic pathways, high energy compounds and integration of metabolic pathways.
Outcome
Describe in detail the major metabolic pathways: not limited to glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, pentose phosphate shunt. TCA (Krebs) cycle, glycogen metabolism, electron transport chain, oxidative phosphorylation and photosynthesis.
Outcome
Apply fundamental laboratory methods and analytical techniques to analyze biomolecules.
Dependencies
Programs
CHEM241
is a
completion requirement
for: