BI 337 (CH 337) - Biochemistry

Course Description: Biochemical systems and the relation of chemical structure to biochemical function are discussed. Prerequisites: CH 318 and CH 318L.

Credit Hours: 3:0:3

Learning Outcomes: Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Describe some current theories about the origin of life.
• Describe the organization of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
• Describe the properties of water that make life possible.
• Define pH and describe methods to measure pH.
• Define buffer and describe how to prepare buffers.
• Describe the properties of amino acids.
• Describe the properties and classes of carbohydrates.
• Describe the properties of lipids and describe the different classes of lipids.
• Describe the levels of protein structure and how to denature proteins.
• Analyze enzymatic reactions using Michaelis-Menten kinetics.
• Describe the structure of biological membranes.
• Describe how glucose and lipids are used to manufacture ATP.
• Describe the structure of nucleic acids.
• Describe how genes are expressed.

Course Assessment: The teaching techniques utilized in this course include: traditional lectures by the instructor, in-class problem solving by the student, and completion of pertinent homework problems. The student's overall command of Biochemistry will be measured with 4 regular examinations over lecture material. The examinations will be composed of word problem solving, short answer and essay questions.

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