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BCHM -- Biochemistry
BCHM 461 Biochemistry I (3) Prerequisite: CHEM 243
or CHEM 247. A comprehensive introduction to general biochemistry.
The chemistry and metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and
proteins.
BCHM 462 Biochemistry II (3) Prerequisite: BCHM 461. A
continuation of BCHM 461.
BCHM 464 Biochemistry Laboratory (3) One hour of lecture and
five hours of laboratory per week. Corequisite: BCHM 462. For BCHM and
CHEM majors only.
BCHM 465 Biochemistry III (3) Prerequisite: BCHM 462.
An advanced course in biochemistry.
BCHM 668 Special Problems in Biochemistry (2-4) Two to four
three-hour laboratory periods per week Prerequisite: BCHM 464 or equivalent.
BCHM 669 Special Topics in Biochemistry (1-3) Prerequisite:
BCHM 462 or equivalent.
BCHM 671 Protein Chemistry and Enzymic Catalysis (3) Principles
of protein structure and function, characterization of active sites, enzyme
mechanisms and kinetics, antibody structure.
BCHM 672 Biological Membranes (3) Organization of biological
membranes, metabolism of membrane lipids, membrane proteins, including
receptors, membrane functions including bioenergetics and transport, assembly
of membranes.
BCHM 673 Regulation of Metabolism (3) Intracellular milieu, compartmentation,
metabolic and enzymic approaches to identifying control points, regulation
by covalent modification of enzymes, metabolic disorders.
BCHM 674 Nucleic Acids (3) Chemistry of nucleotides and polynucleotides,
organization of cells and genomes from viruses to eukaryotes, DNA replication,
RNA synthesis, ribosome biogenesis, regulation of protein synthesis.
BCHM 675 Biophysical Chemistry (3) Prerequisites: BCHM 461
and CHEM 481. Conformation, shape, structure, conformational changes,
dynamics and interactions of biological macromolecules and complexes or
arrays of macromolecules. Physical techniques for studying properties of
biological macromolecules.
BCHM 699 Special Problems in Biochemistry (1-6) Prerequisite:
one semester of graduate study in biochemistry. Repeatable to 6 credits
if content differs. Laboratory experience in a research environment.
Restricted to students in the non-thesis M.S. option.
BCHM 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6)
BCHM 898 Seminar (1-3)
BCHM 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8)
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