BCH 400/600 TENATIVE SCHEDULE 2007

Date

Lecture

Topic

Chapters

Mon 22-Jan

1

Introduction to Biochemistry

Chapter 1

Tues 23-Jan

2

Properties of Water /pH/Buffers

Chapter 2

Wed 24-Jan

3

Amino Acids/Protein Primary structure

Chapter 3

Thurs 25-Jan

4

Protein Purification / Analysis

Chapter 3

Mon 29-Jan

5

Protein Purification / Analysis

Chapter 3

Tues 30-Jan

6

Protein Structure Introduction/2o Structure

Chapter 4

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

Wed 07-Feb

11

Enzymes – More Kinetics

Chapter 5

Thurs 08-Feb

Exam 1

Exam 1 (Lectures 1 -9)

Exam 1

Mon 12-Feb

12

Enzymes Regulation

Chapter 5

Tues 13-Feb

13

Enzyme Mechanisms

Chapter 6

Wed 14-Feb

14

Enzyme review

 

Thurs 15-Feb

15

Co-factors

Chapter 7

Mon 19-Feb

 

Presidents Holiday

 

Tues 20-Feb

16

Co-factors

Chapter 7

Wed 21-Feb

17

Carbohydrates: Monosaccharides

Chapter 8

Thurs 22-Feb

18

Carbohydrates: Oligo- and polysaccharides

Chapter 8

Mon 26-Feb

19

Lipids and Membranes

Chapter 9

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

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

Mon 16-April

40

Nucleotide Metabolism

Chapter 18

Tues 17-April

41

Nucleic Acids

Chapter 19

Wed 18-April

42

Nucleic Acids

Chapter 19

Thur 19-April

43

Tools for Nucleic Acid Analysis

Chapter 19

Mon 23-April

44

DNA Replication and Repair

Chapter 20

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

Mon 30-April

48

Eukaryotic Transcriptional Regulation

Chapter 21

Tues 01-May

49

RNA Processing

Chapter 21

Wed 02-May

50

Protein Synthesis

Chapter 22

Thurs 03-May

51

Protein Synthesis

Chapter 22

Mon 07-May

53

Recombinant DNA Technology

Chapter 23

Tues 08-May

54

Review

 

Wed 09-May

 

Dead Day

 

Fri 11-May

Exam

Final Exam  (9:45 – 11:45 AM)

Final Exam