BIOC*2580
University of Guelph
Course Overview
Lessons & Practice
1. Biological polymers; building blocks and hydrolyzable bonds. Amino acids, peptides and proteins
1.4hr2. Amino acids, peptides and proteins (continued), Polarity and ionization of amino acids
48min3. Separation of amino acids and proteins by chromatography
14min4. More analytical methods; Polypeptides and proteins: structural hierarchy, sequence. Basis of reactivity and hydrolysis
6min5. Sequence determination
17min6. Secondary structure: α-helix, β-sheet
1.2hr7. Principles of tertiary structure. Protein stability and function
1hr8. Binding and recognition of substrates and specificity of enzymes; The basis of chemical and enzymatic catalysis.
26min9. Mechanism of action of chymotrypsin, Enzyme assay and detection
28min10. Enzyme kinetics
14min11. Enzyme inhibition and regulation
13min12. Lipids: fatty acids, triglycerides and phospholipids
50min13. Carbohydrate Chemistry: simple sugars, rings and glycosides
36min13.1.1. Carbohydrates (Sugars)13.1.2. Carbohydrate Conformation and Annotation13.1.3. Carbohydrate Cyclization13.1.4. Complex Carbohydrates13.1.5. Polysaccharides13.1.6. Example: Simple Sugars13.1.7. Example: Glucose13.1.8. Example: Carbohydrate Structures13.1.9. Practice: Naming Carbohydrates13.1.10. Cheatsheet: Important Monosaccharides to Remember
14. Chemistry of nucleic acid bases, nucleotides & polynucleotides + DNA Double Helix
20min15. ATP as Cellular Energy Currency
6min16. Introduction to Metabolism
41min17. Fatty Acid Catabolism + Synthesis
24min18. Glycolysis + Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex
35min19. The Citric Acid Cycle
13min20. Oxidative Phosphorylation: The Electron Transport Chain + ATP synthase
27minMidterm Overview
Course Notes
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