| |
Apr 18, 2024
|
|
|
|
|
Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
|
MSMS 110 - Basic Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology I
3 Credits, letter grade
This course provides an introduction to the basic biochemical properties of amino acids and proteins, a discussion of protein assembly and folding into the three-dimensional structures required for function and an introduction to basic principles of enzyme kinetics, examples of enzyme active site structure and mechanism of action. Topics on membrane transport, carbohydrates and the important biochemical processes and enzymes that cells utilize to generate metabolic energy are also included in this section. The course concludes with a basic introduction to nucleic acids structure and function: replication, transcription, RNA processing and protein synthesis
Resources for Learning:
Textbook: Biochemistry, Voet and Voet, 4th Edition
Offered: Fall, Annually
|
|