Department of Molecular Biology
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Principles of Biochemistry. MOLB 3610
Fall 2005
Class Syllabus:
- Each section will be covered in approximately 3 weeks. In some sections, only selected
topics will be covered (see class notes on the web for further guidelines and specific
reading assignments).
- Exams will be on the five Mondays indicated; note that Exam 5 will be given during
finals week and will cover only Section 5 of the course. There will not be a comprehensive
final exam, however material in later sections of the course depends on knowledge
acquired during earlier sections of the course.
- The next lecture section will begin before the exam on the previous section to allow
for study time.
Date
Section Material
Lecturer
Section 1: Chapters 1-5, including Introduction to Biochemistry; Water; Amino acids;
Protein structure
Section 2: Chapters 6-9, including Enzyme properties; Mechanisms of Enzymes; Coenzymes
and Vitamins; Carbohydrates; Lipids & Membranes
Sep 19
M
Exam 1: Chapters 1-4
Lewis
Section 3: Chapters 10-13, including Introduction to Metabolism, Glycolysis, The Citric
Acid Cycle, Additional Pathways in Carbohydrate Metabolism
Oct 10
M
Exam 2: Chapters 5-9
Zlatanova
Section 4: Chapters 14-18, including Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation,
Photosynthesis, Lipid Metabolism, Amino Acid Metabolism, Nucleotide Metabolism
Oct 31
M
Exam 3: Chapters 10-13
Miller
Section 5: Chapters19-23, including Nucleic Acids, DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination,
Transcription and RNA Processing, Protein Synthesis, Recombinant DNA Technology
Nov 21
M
Exam 4: Chapters 14-18
Langer
Dec 12
M
Exam 5: Chapters 19-23; Final exam week: Monday 1:15-3:15
Johnson
