BIOCHEM 2280

UWO

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1. Fundamental concepts of biochemistry

18min

1.1.1. From Monomers to Polymers4 min

1.2.1. Gibbs Free Energy8 min

1.2.2. Example 2 min

1.3.1. The Central Dogma of Biology4 min

1.Q. Checkpoint Quiz6 Qns

2. Amino acids and ionization

1.3hr

2.1.1. Hydrogen Bonds4 min

2.1.2. Hydrophobic Interactions4 min

2.1.3. Electrostatic/Ionic Interactions3 min

2.1.4. Van der Waals Forces3 min

2.1.5. Disulfide Bond3 min

2.1.6. Example: Hydrogen Bonding3 min

2.1.7. Example: Non-Covalent Bonds4 min

2.1.8. Practice: Amino Acid Hydrophobicity5 min

2.2.1. Amino Acids10 min

2.2.2. Example: Similar Amino Acids3 min

2.2.3. Example: Directed Mutagenesis3 min

2.3.1. Acids-Base Definitions, pH, pKa5 min

2.3.2. pKa and Ionization State8 min

2.3.3. pKa of Amino Acids10 min

2.3.4. Amino Acid Isoelectric Point5 min

2.3.5. Practice: pKa of Side Chains4 min

2.Q. Checkpoint Quiz8 Qns

3. Protein structure and analysis

2.2hr

3.1.1. Peptide Bond6 min

3.1.2. Peptide Bond Angles3 min

3.1.3. Example: Peptide Chain4 min

3.1.4. Example: Peptide Bond Angles2 min

3.1.5. Practice: Peptide Bond Resonance2 min

3.2.1. Ramachandran Plot3 min

3.2.2. Example: Ramachandran Plot3 min

3.3.1. Primary and Secondary Protein Structure5 min

3.3.2. Example: Point Mutation in Secondary Structure3 min

3.4.1. α-helix3 min

3.4.2. Properties of α-helix5 min

3.4.3. Example: Properties of an Alpha Helix3 min

3.4.4. Example: Point Mutation in Alpha Helix4 min

3.4.5. Practice: Alpha-Helix3 min

3.5.1. β-Sheet4 min

3.5.2. Example: H-bonding in Beta-Sheets2 min

3.6.1. Tertiary and Quarternary Protein Structure9 min

3.6.2. Example: Tertiary Structure (Motifs)3 min

3.6.3. Practice: Quaternary Structure3 min

3.7.1. Chromatography7 min

3.7.2. Chromatography: Part II7 min

3.7.3. SDS-PAGE (Electrophoresis)6 min

3.7.4. Mass Spectrometry2 min

3.7.5. X-ray Crystallography2 min

3.7.6. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)4 min

3.7.7. Example: Determining Structure of Small Protein1 min

3.7.8. Ammonium Sulfate Precipitation6 min

3.7.9. Specific Activity1 min

3.7.10. Activity Assays7 min

3.8.1. Anfinsen's Experiment8 min

3.8.2. Thermodynamics of Protein Folding7 min

3.8.3. Example: Urea2 min

3.8.4. Practice: Protein Folding2 min

3.Q. Checkpoint Quiz7 Qns

4. Protein function

56min

4.1.1. Protein Functions3 min

4.2.1. Hemoglobin10 min

4.2.2. Dissorders in Hemoglobin2 min

4.3.1. Collagen6 min

4.3.2. Collagen Example Problem3 min

4.4.1. Enzyme Classes7 min

4.4.2. Active Site3 min

4.4.3. Enzyme Mechanisms7 min

4.4.4. Cofactors/Coenzymes2 min

4.4.5. Chymotrypsin7 min

4.4.6. Example: Enzyme Classes58 sec

4.4.7. Example: Enzyme Mechanics1 min

4.4.8. Example: Coenzymes and Cofactors33 sec

4.4.9. Practice: Enzyme Catalyzed Reactions1 min

4.4.10. Chymotrypsin2 min

4.Q. Checkpoint Quiz2 Qns

5. Enzyme catalysis

27min

5.1.1. Enzyme Kinetics3 min

5.1.2. Michaelis-Menten Equation5 min

5.1.3. Lineweaver-Burke Plot2 min

5.1.4. Example: Lineweaver Burke Plot1 min

5.1.5. Practice: Enzyme Kinetics52 sec

5.1.6. Enzyme Kinetics Practice Question2 min

5.2.1. Reversible/Irreversible Inhibition3 min

5.2.2. Competitive Inhibition2 min

5.2.3. Non-Competitive Inhibition3 min

5.2.4. Example: Enzyme Inhibition2 min

5.2.5. Cheatsheet: Summary of Inhibitors

5.3.1. Enzyme Regulation3 min

5.Q. Checkpoint Quiz4 Qns

6. Lipids and membranes

1.5hr

6.1.1. Introduction to Lipids2 min

6.1.2. Fatty Acids7 min

6.1.3. Triacylglycerols2 min

6.1.4. Glycerophospholipids3 min

6.1.5. Sphingolipids2 min

6.1.6. Cholesterol3 min

6.1.7. Signalling Lipids (i.e., Steroids)3 min

6.1.8. Example: Naming Fatty Acids3 min

6.1.9. Example: Identifying Lipids1 min

6.1.10. Practice: Fatty Acids1 min

6.2.1. Proteins in the Lipid Bilayer1 min

6.2.2. Peripheral Membrane Proteins5 min

6.2.3. Integral Membrane Proteins5 min

6.2.4. Practice: Peripheral Membrane Proteins1 min

6.2.5. Practice: Integral Membrane Proteins1 min

6.3.1. Introduction and Passive Transport7 min

6.3.2. Active Transport7 min

6.3.3. Example: Active vs. Passive Transport5 min

6.3.4. Practice: Membrane Proteins

6.4.1. The Lipid Bilayer6 min

6.4.2. Membrane Lipid Assembly3 min

6.4.3. Membrane Fluidity8 min

6.4.4. Membrane Lipid Dynamics2 min

6.4.5. Membrane Analysis6 min

6.4.6. Example: Membrane Fluidity1 min

6.4.7. Example: Cellular Membranes2 min

6.4.8. Practice: Transverse Diffusion of Lipids1 min

6.Q. Lipids and Biological Membranes7 Qns

7. Carbohydrate Structure

36min

7.1.1. Carbohydrates (Sugars)5 min

7.1.2. Carbohydrate Conformation and Annotation5 min

7.1.3. Carbohydrate Cyclization8 min

7.1.4. Complex Carbohydrates7 min

7.1.5. Polysaccharides5 min

7.1.6. Example: Simple Sugars2 min

7.1.7. Example: Glucose2 min

7.1.8. Example: Carbohydrate Structures1 min

7.1.9. Practice: Naming Carbohydrates1 min

7.1.10. Cheatsheet: Important Monosaccharides to Remember

7.Q. Checkpoint Quiz3 Qns

8. Fundamental Concepts in Metabolism

32min

8.1.1. Intro to Metabolism7 min

8.1.2. Gibbs Free Energy10 min

8.1.3. High Energy Intermediates9 min

8.1.4. Example: Gibbs Free Energy3 min

8.1.5. Free energy of ATP52 sec

8.1.6. Coupled Reactions1 min

8.Q. Checkpoint Quiz3 Qns

9. Carbohydrate metabolism

58min

9.1.1. Glycogen Synthesis and Breakdown10 min

9.1.2. Example: Carbohydrate Metabolism- BIOCH22803 min

9.1.3. Example: Polysaccharide Structure-BIOCH22803 min

9.2.1. Glycolysis11 min

9.2.2. Glycolysis Regulation4 min

9.2.3. ATP production in Glycolysis1 min

9.2.4. Triose Phosphate Isomerase2 min

9.2.5. Glycolysis Regulation41 sec

9.2.6. Glycolysis: Cheatsheet

9.3.1. Gluconeogenesis6 min

9.3.2. Regulating Gluconeogensis5 min

9.3.3. Pyruvate Kinase Regulation59 sec

9.3.4. Gluconeogenesis1 min

9.4.1. Pentose Phosphate Pathway3 min

9.5.1. Lactate Fermentation2 min

9.5.2. Alcohol Fermentation42 sec

9.5.3. Anaerobic Metabolism1 min

9.5.4. Lactate Formation55 sec

9.5.5. Anaerobic respiration30 sec

9.Q. Checkpoint Quiz6 Qns

10. Citric Acid Cycle

20min

10.1.1. Structure of Mitochondria3 min

10.1.2. Pyruvate Dehydrogenase6 min

10.1.3. Citric Acid Cycle8 min

10.1.4. Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex38 sec

10.1.5. Regulation of PDC1 min

10.1.6. The Citric Acid Cycle1 min

10.1.7. The Citric Acid Cycle: Cheatsheet

10.Q. Checkpoint Quiz5 Qns

11. Oxidative phosphorylation

33min

11.1.1. Electron Transporters6 min

11.1.2. The Electron Transport Chain8 min

11.1.3. ATP and the Proton Motive Force (PMF)6 min

11.1.4. ATP Synthesis10 min

11.1.5. Electron Transporters49 sec

11.1.6. The electron transport chain1 min

11.1.7. Electron Transport Inhibitors42 sec

11.1.8. ATP production: Cheatsheet

11.Q. Checkpoint Quiz7 Qns

12. Lipid Metabolism

28min

12.1.1. Ketoneogenesis3 min

12.1.2. Ketoneogenesis47 sec

12.2.1. Fat Synthesis10 min

12.2.2. Fatty Acid Synthesis2 min

12.3.1. Fat Degradation (Beta Oxidation)11 min

12.3.2. Fat Catabolism1 min

12.3.3. Beta-oxidation51 sec

12.Q. Checkpoint Quiz3 Qns

13. Summary of energy metabolism

10min

13.1.1. Summary of Metabolism-BIOCH228010 min

13.Q. Checkpoint Quiz2 Qns

14. Nucleic Acid Structure

31min

14.1.1. Review of DNA Structure10 min

14.1.2. DNA Packing4 min

14.1.3. RNA2 min

14.1.4. Chromosomes and Chromatin7 min

14.1.5. Example: Purine/Pyrimidine4 min

14.1.6. Example: Base Pairing4 min

14.Q. Checkpoint Quiz4 Qns

15. DNA Replication

34min

15.1.1. Meselson-Stahl Experiment8 min

15.1.2. DNA Replication in Cells14 min

15.1.3. Example: Meselson-Stahl3 min

15.1.4. Example: DNA Replication3 min

15.1.5. Practice: DNA Replication

15.2.1. Telomerase & Telomeres4 min

15.2.2. New Practice Question2 min

15.Q. Checkpoint Quiz4 Qns

16. DNA Damage and Repair

17min

16.1.1. Repair Mechanisms6 min

16.1.2. Repair of DNA Strand Breaks [detailed]9 min

16.1.3. Example: Recombination3 min

16.Q. Checkpoint Quiz5 Qns

17. Molecular Basis of Cancer

36min

17.1.1. Causes of Cancer14 min

17.1.2. How does cancer grow?7 min

17.1.3. Cancer Treatments9 min

17.1.4. Example: Cancer Causes3 min

17.1.5. Example: Cancer Treatment3 min

17.Q. Checkpoint Quiz4 Qns

18. Prokaryotic Transcription

38min

18.1.1. Initiation8 min

18.1.2. Elongation7 min

18.1.3. Termination4 min

18.1.4. Prokaryotic Regulatory Proteins5 min

18.1.5. Example: mRNA Transcription4 min

18.1.6. Example: Transcriptional Repressors2 min

18.2.1. The Lac Operon & Glucose Regulation [detailed]5 min

18.2.2. Example: Negative Regulation3 min

18.Q. Checkpoint Quiz6 Qns

19. Eukaryotic Transcription

20min

19.1.1. Transcription In Eukaryotes9 min

19.1.2. General Transcription Factors (GTFs)5 min

19.1.3. Chromatin state and histone modifications7 min

19.Q. Checkpoint Quiz4 Qns

20. RNA Processing

24min

20.1.1. RNA Maturation in Eukaryotes8 min

20.1.2. Eukaryotic Post-Transcriptional Regulation6 min

20.1.3. Nuclear Import and Export7 min

20.1.4. Example: mRNA Processing2 min

20.1.5. Example: mRNA Transcript2 min

20.Q. Checkpoint Quiz3 Qns

21. Translation

1.1hr

21.1.1. Reading the Genetic Code (mRNA)8 min

21.1.2. tRNA and rRNA7 min

21.1.3. Translation into Proteins9 min

21.1.4. Translation: Protein Synthesis12 min

21.1.5. Example: Translation3 min

21.1.6. Example: Translation II5 min

21.1.7. Example: Translation III3 min

21.2.1. Initiation of Translation9 min

21.2.2. Elongation in Translation 5 min

21.2.3. Termination of Translation2 min

21.Q. Checkpoint Quiz2 Qns

22. Recombinant DNA Technology and Sequencing Genomes

1.5hr

22.1.1. (Agarose) Gel Electrophoresis 3 min

22.1.2. Northern Blot2 min

22.1.3. Southern Blot2 min

22.1.4. Polymerase Chain Reaction10 min

22.1.5. Cloning and DNA libraries17 min

22.1.6. Microarrays 3 min

22.1.7. DNA Fingerprinting6 min

22.1.8. CRISPR [detailed]9 min

22.1.9. Example: Hybridization4 min

22.1.10. Example: Cloning 3 min

22.1.11. Example: DNA Transformation4 min

22.1.12. Example: DNA Fingerprinting3 min

22.2.1. DNA Sequencing9 min

22.2.2. Bioinformatics9 min

22.2.3. Example: Bioinformatics4 min

22.2.4. Practice: BLAST

22.Q. Checkpoint Quiz5 Qns

Mock Exams

ME.1. Midterm Test - Mock Assessment60 Qns

ME.2. Final Exam - Mock Assessment72 Qns

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