Biochemistry 1
General
Prefix
CHEM
Course Number
480
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Science and Engineering
Description
Structure and function of the 4 major biological polymers: nucleic acids, proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates and their monomers. Application of thermodynamic principles to bioenergetics, introduction to biological (enzyme) catalysis, introduction to metabolic pathways including glycolysis/gluconeogenesis, the citric acid cycle, and electron transport/oxidative phosphorylation.
Prerequisites
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Have knowledge of both the function of and structure of lipids, proteins, nucleic acids and carbohydrates.
Outcome
Apply the knowledge of macromolecular structure to explain the chemical basis for molecular processes, including, transport of oxygen, muscle contraction, enzyme catalysis and antigen-antibody interactions, etc.
Outcome
Have an in depth understanding of selected metabolic pathways: including their purpose, thermodynamics and regulation.
Outcome
Be able to purify and analyze biological molecules.
Outcome
Be able to interpret data that they have collected in a biochemistry laboratory.
Outcome
Know the fundamental concepts (theoretical and experimental) of enzyme kinetics.
Dependencies
Courses
CHEM480
is a
prerequisite
for:
Programs
CHEM480
is a
completion requirement
for: