BIO 315E - Biochemistry I

Course Objectives

1. What are the chemical and three dimensional structures of biological molecules and how do their properties vary with these structures.
2. How are biological molecules and assemblies synthesized?

Course Description

Life and molecules, amino acids, protein structure and function, enzymes and the basis of enzyme kinetics, enzymatic catalysis mechanisms, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, structure and functions of membranes, DNA as genetic material, Purification of biomolecules.