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Syllabus
Table of
Contents |
Announcements |
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Welcome
to the Intensive Biochemistry Course. |
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Date |
Day |
Case Assignments |
Topics, |
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Aug
20 |
M |
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Introduction
to the course Chapter 1 |
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Aug
22 |
W |
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Water and Weak Interactions Chapter 2 |
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Aug
24 |
F |
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Thermodynamics of Living Systems Chapter 1, pp 21-28, Chapter 13 |
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Aug
27 |
M |
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Biomolecules: Carbohydrates and Nucleotides
(ATP, NAD+ and FAD) Chapter 7, Chapter 8, pp. 273-279, 300-302 (PRACTICE BUT IT COUNTS) QUIZ 1 |
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Aug
29 |
W |
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Biomolecules:
Lipids and Intro to Membranes Chapter 10 |
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Aug
31 |
F |
Case 1 begins |
Water,
Bioenergetics, Biomolecules: Wrap
up so far |
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Sep
3 |
M |
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LABOR DAY NO CLASS |
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Sep
5 |
W |
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Proteins I: Amino Acids Chapter 3 pp. 75-85 QUIZ 2 |
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Sep
7 |
F |
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Proteins II: Protein Structure and Functions Chapter 3, pp. 85-89, Chapter 4 |
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Sep
10 |
M |
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Proteins III: Purification and Characterization Chapter 3, pp. 89-115 Chapter 4, pp. 136-139, 147-156 |
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Sep
12 |
W |
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Proteins III Continued |
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Sep
14 |
F |
Case 1 ends |
Protein Function I: Antibodies Chapter 5, pp. 174-182, (just SKIM 175-177) |
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Sep
17 |
M |
Exam case this week |
Protein Function II: Structural/Motion Proteins: Collagen and Muscle Proteins Chapter 4, pp. 125-132, Chapter 5, pp. 182-186 |
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Sep
19 |
W |
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EXAM 1 |
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Sep
21 |
F |
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Protein Function III: Myoglobin, Hemoglobin and Allosterism Chapter 5, pp. 157-174 |
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Sep
24 |
M |
Case 2 |
Mb, Hb continued |
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Sep
26 |
W |
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Protein Function IV: Enzymes Chapter 6, pp. 190-202 |
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Sep
28 |
F |
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Kinetics I: Michaelis-Menten Kinetics Chapter 6, pp. 202-209 |
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Oct
1 |
M |
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Kinetics II: Inhibitors Chapter 6, pp. 209-213 |
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Oct
3 |
W |
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Kinetics III: Multisubstrate Kinetics Chapter 6, pp. 207-208,
218-219 |
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Oct
5 |
F |
Case 2 ends |
Kinetics
QUIZ 3 |
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Oct
8 |
M |
Exam case this week |
Enzyme
regulation Chapter 6, pp. 225-237 |
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Oct
10 |
W |
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EXAM 2 |
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Oct
11-12 |
Th-F |
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Fall Break |
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Oct
15 |
M |
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Protein
Function V: Membranes and Transport Chapter 11 |
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Oct
17 |
W |
Case 3 |
Membranes and Transport,
cont. |
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Oct
19 |
F |
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Signal Transduction Chapter 12, pp. 421-445 |
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Structure & Dynamics: Part 2- Dynamics
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Oct
22 |
M |
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Nucleic Acids Chapter 8 QUIZ 4 |
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Oct
24 |
W |
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Genes
& Chromosomes Chapter 24 |
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Oct
26 |
F |
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Genes
& Chromosomes, (cont.) |
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Oct 29 |
M |
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DNA Metabolism I:
Replication Chapter 25, pp. 948-966 |
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Oct
31 |
W |
Case 3 ends |
DNA Metabolism II: Repair Chapter 25, pp. 966-978 |
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Nov
2 |
F |
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RNA Metabolism I Chapter 26, pp. 995-1007 QUIZ 5 |
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Nov
5 |
M |
Exam case this week |
RNA Metabolism II Chapter 26, pp. 1007-1021 |
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Nov
7 |
W |
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RNA
metabolism III Chapter 26, pp. 1021-1033 |
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Nov
9 |
F |
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EXAM 3 |
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Nov
12 |
M |
Case 4 |
Protein
metabolism I: The genetic Code Chapter 27, pp. 1034-1044 |
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Nov
14 |
W |
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Protein
metabolism II: Translation Chapter 27, pp. 1044-1067 |
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Nov
16 |
F |
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Protein
metabolism III: Targeting, etc. Chapter 27, pp. 1068-1080 QUIZ 6 |
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Nov
19 |
M |
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Regulation
of gene expression I: The basics Chapter 28, pp. 1081-1092, 1102-1104 |
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Nov
21 |
W |
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Regulation of gene expression II: Prokaryotic Examples Chapter 28, pp. 1085-1086,
1092-1101 QUIZ 7 (take home) |
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Nov
22-23 |
Th-F |
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THANKSGIVING BREAK |
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Nov
26 |
M |
Case 4 ends Exam case this week |
Recombinant
DNA technology I: The basics Chapter 9, pp. 306-325 |
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Nov
28 |
W |
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Recombinant DNA technology II: Applications Chapter 9, pp. 325-342 |
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Nov
30 |
F |
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EXAM 4 |
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Dec
3 |
M |
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Case
Studies: Pulling it all together |
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Dec
5 |
W |
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Continued… |
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Dec
7 |
F |
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Continued… |
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Dec
12 |
W |
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FINAL EXAM 7:30-9:30 AM |
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