Schedule of classes and readings, BIOCH 265 Spring 2009
(as of Jan 05, 2009)
Note
will
Also
page
that this is only a tentative schedule. Exam dates are fixed, however. Powerpoint slides for each class period
be posted at least one day before the lecture. You are welcome to download and bring a printout to the class.
note that a total of five popup quizzes will occur on randomly selected Fridays. Please see the general info
for more details.
Date
Topic
Chapters
week 1
Jan 16
Introduction: why, what and how?
class notes
week 2
Jan 19
Jan 21
Jan 23
University Holiday; no lecture
Atoms and chemical bonds
Molecular structures and interactions
1
1
week 3
Jan 26
Jan 28
Jan 30
Introduction to chemical reactions
Alkanes (saturated hydrocarbons)
Alkenes & alkynes (unsaturated hydrocarbons)
2
3
4
week
Feb
Feb
Feb
Aromatics
Alcohols, phenols
Aldehydes & ketones
4
5
6
4
2
4
6
week 5
Feb 9
Feb 11
Feb 13
Review
Carboxylic acids
Esters
week 6
Feb 16
Feb 18
Feb 20
Amines
Amides
Carbohydrates - simple sugars
8
8
10
week 7
Feb 23
Feb 25
Feb 27
Oligo-& poly-saccharides
Fatty acids
Glycerol lipids
10
11
11
week
Mar
Mar
Mar
Review
EXAM 2
5:30 pm
Biological membranes
Amino acids and stereochemistry
8
2
4
6
EXAM 1
5:30 pm
1 through 6
7
7
7 through 11
11
9 & 12
week 9
Mar 9
Mar 11
Mar 13
Amino acid properties
Peptides
Proteins
week A
(Spring Break)
week 10
Mar 23
Mar 25
Mar 27
Enzymes
vitamins as enzyme cofactors
review
week 11
Mar 30
Apr 1
Apr 3
study
nucleic acids
genetic code
week 12
Apr 6
Apr 8
Apr 10
protein synthesis
Principles of metabolism
Bioenergetics: Inputs and Outputs
13
14
14 - 15
week 13
Apr 13
Apr 15
Apr 17
Citric acid cycle
Carbohydrate metabolism-glycolysis
glycogenesis
15
15
15
week 14
Apr 20
Apr 22
Apr 24
Review
EXAM 4
5:30 pm
Pentose phosphate pathway & glycogen
photosynthesis
EXAM 3
12
12
12
14
14
12 & 14
5:30 pm
12 through 14
13
13
13 through 15
15
class notes
week 15
Apr 27
Apr 29
May 1
Hormones affecting metabolism
lipid degradation
fatty acid biosynthesis
class notes
16
16
week
May
May
May
protein & amino acid degradation
Nutrition
Review
17
18
16 through 18
16
4
6
8
week 17
May 13
Final EXAM 5
11:50 am - 12:50 pm