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CHEM480

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Biochemistry 1

Biology & ChemistryUndergraduateCollege of Science and Engineering

Course Outline

Review of basis chemical and thermodynamic principles. 5% Lipid structure and function. 8% Nucleic acids structure and function. 8% Amino acid chemistry. 5% Protein polymer structure and folding. 8% Protein function, ligand binding and allostery. 10% Protein function, enzyme kinetics and catalysis. 10% Carbohydrate structure and function. 8% Introduction to metabolic principles. 8% Glycolysis/gluconeogenesis/fates of pyruvate. 10% Citric acid cycle. 10% Electron transport chain and ATP biosynthesis. 10%