Topics

Tentative Order of Topics

Topic Chapter in Text
Overview of Biochemistry 1
Water and  Weak forces 2
Amino Acids 3
 Protein Structure 4
Protein Biochem. Techniques 5
 Enzyme Catalysis 6
Enzyme Kinetics 7
 Enzyme Mechanism 8
 Exam 1 3/17/15
Carbohydrates 10
Digestion – Biochemical Energy 14
Metabolism Overview 15
Glycolysis 16
Citric Acid Cycle 18-19
Oxidative Phosphorylation 19
ATP Synthesis 21.1
Lipids 11
 Membrane Structure and Function 12
 Fatty Acid Degradation 27
Exam 2 4/30/15
DNA/RNA Structure 33
DNA Replication 34
RNA Metabolism – Prokaryotes 36
The Genetic Code 39

 

Mechanism of Protein Synthesis 40
Recombinant DNA Techniques 41