CHEM3361 - Biochemistry I

CHEM 3361 Biochemistry I (3 semester credit hours) Structures and chemical properties of amino acids; protein purification and characterization; protein structure and thermodynamics of polypeptide chain folding; catalytic mechanisms, kinetics and regulation of enzymes; energetics of biochemical reactions; generation and storage of metabolic energy associated with carbohydrates; oxidative phosphorylation and electron transport mechanisms; photosynthesis. Prerequisites: CHEM 2323 (or equivalent) and CHEM 2325 (or equivalent). Corequisite: BIOL 3161. (Same as BIOL 3361) (3-0) S