Updated Schedule: Biochemistry I Chem 471
Class Day Date Topic Reading Lecture Notes Quiz Question Previews
1 Tue 21-Aug Cells, Chemistry & Physics Ch. 1
2 Thu 23-Aug Genetics & Evolution Quiz 1 Preview | Answers in bold
3 Tue 28-Aug Water - Noncovalent interactions Ch. 2 Ch2a Slides | Ch2a PDF>
4 Thu 30-Aug Ionization, pH & Reactivity Quiz2 Preview | Answers in bold
5 Tue 04-Sep Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins Ch. 3
6 Thu 06-Sep Protein Properties, Purification, Chemistry & Evolution Ch. 3 Lecture 6 Slides (PDF) Quiz3 Preview | Answers in bold
7 Tue 11-Sep 3D Structure of Proteins Ch. 4 Lecture 7 Slides (PDF)
8 Thu 13-Sep Protein Secondary & Tertiary Structure & Denaturation Lecture 7 + Practice Questions (html) Quiz4 Preview
9 Tue 18-Sep Protein Function - Ligand Binding Ch. 5 Lecture 9 PPT | PDF-4up
10 Thu 20-Sep Exam 1 (100 pts) Answers
11 Tue 25-Sep Myoglobin and Hemoglobin Lecture 10 PDF
12 Thu 27-Sep Antibodies & Motor Proteins Lecture 11 PDF Quiz Preview Chapter 5 | Key
13 Tue 02-Oct Enzyme Catalysis Ch. 6 No Class - Journalism Conference
14 Thu 04-Oct Enzyme Kinetics Lecture 12 PDF
15 Tue 09-Oct Enzyme Mechanism & Regulation Lecture 13 (enzymes) PDF Quiz Preview Chapter 6 | Key
16 Thu 11-Oct Carbohydrates and Glycobiology Ch. 7 Lecture 13 (carbs) PDF Quiz Preview Chapter 7 | Key
17 Tue 16-Oct Glycoconjugates, Specificity & Glycochemistry Lecture 14 PPT (11Mb) | PDF Biovisions Movie
18 Thu 18-Oct Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids - Structure Ch. 8 Outline Lecture Slides (PDF 6up)
19 Tue 23-Oct Chemistry, Energetics and Signaling Quiz Preview Chapter 8 | Key
20 Thu 25-Oct DNA Cloning & Genomics Ch. 9 Outline
21 Tue 30-Oct Proteomics, Molecular Genetics & Transgenics Quiz Preview Chapter 9 Answers
22 Thu 01-Nov Exam 2 (100 pts) Answers
23 Tue 06-Nov Lipids - Storage, Membranes Ch. 10 Outline
24 Thu 08-Nov Lipid Signaling, Cofactors and Chemistry Quiz Preview Chapter 10 Answers
25 Tue 13-Nov Biological Membranes Composition & Architecture Ch. 11Outline Quiz Preview Chapter 11Answers
26 Thu 15-Nov Membrane Dynamics & Transport
20-Nov Thanksgiving Break
27 Tue 27-Nov Bio-signaling - Channels, Receptor & G proteins Ch. 12Outline Quiz Preview Chapter 12Answers
28 Thu 29-Nov Scaffolds, Sensory transduction, Cell Cycle & Cancer
Wed 05-Dec Cumulative Final Exam, (200 pts), Noon