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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CHEM 309 - Biochemistry I

3 Credits

(Fall and Spring)
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 202. This course is a study of structure and function of proteins and carbohydrates. Topics include role and importance of water in biochemical reactions; introduction to structural and thermodynamic elements of enzymology and biochemical pathways; structure and function of allosteric proteins with a particular emphasis on hemoglobin; and carbohydrate metabolism, citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation. (Lec)