Biochemistry 1
General
Prefix
CHEM
Course Number
580
Course Level
Graduate
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
Dependencies
Courses
CHEM580
is a
prerequisite
for: