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Biochemistry 2

General

Prefix

CHEM

Course Number

481

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

Biology & Chemistry

College/School

College of Science and Engineering

Description

Transport and biosignaling. Regulation, integration, and bioenergetics of major metabolic pathways including fatty acid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and photosynthesis.

Prerequisites

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Goals and Diversity

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Compare and contrast different mechanisms of diffusion/transport across a membrane.

Outcome

Critique current primary literature in biochemistry.

Outcome

Compare and contrast anabolic and catabolic pathways in terms of chemistry, compartmentalization, and regulation.

Outcome

Examine and explain different signal transduction mechanisms.

Outcome

Propose a novel metabolic pathway using chemical and metabolic logic.

Outcome

Examine the integration of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism with common nutritional diets and metabolic diseases.

Course Outline

Course Outline

Biosignaling pathways. 11 % Metabolite transport. 11% Pentose phosphate pathway, fructose and galactose metabolic pathways. 11% Glycogen metabolism. 11 % Lipid metabolism. 11 % Amino acid metabolism. 11 % Photosynthesis. 11% Nucleotide metabolism. 11 % Metabolic regulation and integration. 12 %

Dependencies

Programs

CHEM481 is a completion requirement for: