BIOL 400 - Advanced Biochemistry

3 Credit(s)

Prerequisites: BIOL 345 or equivalent.
This course will cover the principles of biological chemistry, describe the structure, synthesis, degradation and properties of amino acids and proteins. The principles of enzymology and proteomics, lipid synthesis, degradation, function and lipidomics, mechanisms of carbohydrate metabolism including; glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, tricarboxylic acid cycle, the electron transport chain, photosynthesis, pentose phosphate pathway, and glycogen metabolism, will be covered. The techniques used to identify, characterize, and isolate biological molecules will be discussed.