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CHEM 311 - Introductory Biochemistry


Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 180 , CHEM 185  

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): CHEM 230  

An overview of the biochemical reactions associated with living cells. Topics include protein structure/function relationships; enzyme structure, mechanism, and inhibition; lipid and carbohydrate structure and function. Some metabolic processes of the cell are surveyed, including glycolysis, control and mechanism of carbohydrate metabolism, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:
  1. Students will apply chemistry concepts to describe and explain the following aspects of biochemistry:
    1. protein structure, function, control and synthesis.
    2. lipid and carbohydrate structure and function.
  2. Students will be able to diagram the Citric Acid cycle and trace carbon atoms through the Citric Acid cycle.
  3. Students will be able to describe and analyze the following metabolic systems: glycolysis; control and mechanism of carbohydrate metabolism; and the electron transport chain.