BCH
400/600 TENATIVE SCHEDULE 2007
|
Date |
Lecture |
Topic |
Chapters |
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Mon 22-Jan |
1 |
Introduction
to Biochemistry |
Chapter 1 |
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Tues 23-Jan |
2 |
Properties
of Water /pH/Buffers |
Chapter 2 |
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Wed 24-Jan |
3 |
Amino
Acids/Protein Primary structure |
Chapter 3 |
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Thurs 25-Jan |
4 |
Protein
Purification / Analysis |
Chapter 3 |
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Mon 29-Jan |
5 |
Protein
Purification / Analysis |
Chapter 3 |
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Tues 30-Jan |
6 |
Protein
Structure Introduction/2o Structure |
Chapter 4 |
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Wed 31-Jan |
7 |
Protein 3-D
Structure: 3o and 4o Structure and Protein Folding |
Chapter 4 |
|
Thurs 01-Feb |
8 |
Protein 3-D
Structure: Structure and Function |
Chapter 4 |
|
Mon 05-Feb |
9 |
Enzymes
–Introduction |
Chapter 5 |
|
Tues 06-Feb |
10 |
Enzymes- Michaelis-Menton Kinetics |
Chapter 5 |
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Wed 07-Feb |
11 |
Enzymes –
More Kinetics |
Chapter 5 |
|
Thurs 08-Feb |
Exam 1 |
Exam 1
(Lectures 1 -9) |
Exam 1 |
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Mon 12-Feb |
12 |
Enzymes
Regulation |
Chapter 5 |
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Tues 13-Feb |
13 |
Enzyme
Mechanisms |
Chapter 6 |
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Wed 14-Feb |
14 |
Enzyme
review |
|
|
Thurs 15-Feb |
15 |
Co-factors |
Chapter 7 |
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Mon 19-Feb |
|
Presidents |
|
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Tues 20-Feb |
16 |
Co-factors |
Chapter 7 |
|
Wed 21-Feb |
17 |
Carbohydrates:
Monosaccharides |
Chapter 8 |
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Thurs 22-Feb |
18 |
Carbohydrates:
Oligo- and polysaccharides |
Chapter 8 |
|
Mon 26-Feb |
19 |
Lipids and Membranes |
Chapter 9 |
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Tues 27-Feb |
20 |
Lipids and
Membranes |
Chapter 9 |
|
Wed 28-Feb |
21 |
Lipids and
Membranes |
Chapter 9 |
|
Thur 01-Mar |
Exam 2 |
Exam 2
(Lectures 10 thru 18) |
Exam 2 |
|
Mon 05-Mar |
22 |
Introduction
to Metabolism |
Chapter 10 |
|
Tues 06-Mar |
23 |
Glycolysis |
Chapter 11 |
|
Wed 07-Mar |
24 |
Glycolysis |
Chapter 11 |
|
Thurs 08-Mar |
25 |
Citric Acid
Cycle |
Chapter 12 |
|
Mon 12-Mar |
26 |
Additional Pathways
of Carbohydrate Metabolism |
Chapter 13 |
|
Tues 13-Mar |
27 |
Electron
Transport |
Chapter 14 |
|
Wed 14-Mar |
28 |
Oxidative Phosphorylation |
Chapter 14 |
|
Thur 15-Mar |
Exam 3 |
Exam 3
(Lectures 19 thru 26) |
Exam 3 |
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Fri 16-Mar |
|
LAST DAY TO
DROP |
|
|
Mar 17 - 25 |
|
SPRING
BREAK |
|
|
Mon 26-Mar |
29 |
Photosynthetic
Electron Transport |
Chapter 15 |
|
Tues 27-Mar |
30 |
Photophosphorylation |
Chapter 15 |
|
Wed 28-Mar |
31 |
Photophosphorylation |
Chapter 15 |
|
Thurs 29-Mar |
32 |
Carbon
Fixation (Dark reactions of Photosynthesis) |
Chapter 15 |
|
Mon 02-Apr |
33 |
Lipid
Absorption and Mobilization |
Chapter 16 |
|
Tues 03-April |
34 |
Fatty Acid
Catabolism (B-oxidation) |
Chapter 16 |
|
Wed 04-April |
35 |
Fatty Acid
Synthesis |
Chapter 16 |
|
Thur 05-April |
36 |
Synthesis
of Complex Lipids and Isoprenoids |
Chapter 16 |
|
Mon 09-April |
37 |
Nitrogen
Assimilation and Amino Acid Synthesis |
Chapter 17 |
|
Tues 10-April |
38 |
Protein
Degradation and Amino Acid Catabolism |
Chapter 17 |
|
Wed 11-April |
39 |
Summary of
metabolism |
|
|
Thur 12-April |
Exam 4 |
Exam 4
(Lectures 27 thru 36) |
Exam 4 |
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Mon 16-April |
40 |
Nucleotide
Metabolism |
Chapter 18 |
|
Tues 17-April |
41 |
Nucleic
Acids |
Chapter 19 |
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Wed 18-April |
42 |
Nucleic
Acids |
Chapter 19 |
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Thur 19-April |
43 |
Tools for
Nucleic Acid Analysis |
Chapter 19 |
|
Mon 23-April |
44 |
DNA
Replication and Repair |
Chapter 20 |
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Tues 24-April |
45 |
Transcription
|
Chapter 21 |
|
Wed 25-April |
46 |
Prokaryotic
Transcriptional Regulation |
Chapter 21 |
|
Thur 26-April |
Exam 5 |
Exam 5 (Lectures 37 thru 45) |
Exam 5 |
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Mon 30-April |
48 |
Eukaryotic
Transcriptional Regulation |
Chapter 21 |
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Tues 01-May |
49 |
RNA Processing |
Chapter 21 |
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Wed 02-May |
50 |
Protein Synthesis |
Chapter 22 |
|
Thurs 03-May |
51 |
Protein Synthesis |
Chapter 22 |
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Mon 07-May |
53 |
Recombinant DNA Technology |
Chapter 23 |
|
Tues 08-May |
54 |
Review |
|
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Wed 09-May |
|
Dead Day |
|
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Fri 11-May |
Exam |
Final
Exam (9:45 – 11:45 AM) |
Final Exam |