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Molecular Biology

BIOC*2580

Course Overview

1. Biological polymers; building blocks and hydrolyzable bonds. Amino acids, peptides and proteins

2. Amino acids, peptides and proteins (continued), Polarity and ionization of amino acids

3. Separation of amino acids and proteins by chromatography

4. More analytical methods; Polypeptides and proteins: structural hierarchy, sequence. Basis of reactivity and hydrolysis

5. Sequence determination

6. Secondary structure: α-helix, β-sheet

7. Principles of tertiary structure. Protein stability and function

8. Binding and recognition of substrates and specificity of enzymes; The basis of chemical and enzymatic catalysis.

9. Mechanism of action of chymotrypsin, Enzyme assay and detection

10. Enzyme kinetics

11. Enzyme inhibition and regulation

12. Lipids: fatty acids, triglycerides and phospholipids

13. Carbohydrate Chemistry: simple sugars, rings and glycosides

14. Chemistry of nucleic acid bases, nucleotides & polynucleotides + DNA Double Helix

15. ATP as Cellular Energy Currency

16. Introduction to Metabolism

17. Fatty Acid Catabolism + Synthesis

18. Glycolysis + Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex

19. The Citric Acid Cycle

20. Oxidative Phosphorylation: The Electron Transport Chain + ATP synthase

Mock Exams

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Course Notes

Mock Exams

On-Demand Mock Exams

Midterm - Mock Assessment

Final Exam - Mock Assessment

Course Notes