SPRING SEMESTER, 1996
Instructor: R.B. Young, Room 258 Science Building
Required Text: BIOCHEMISTRY, 2nd Edition, by Campbell
| DATE | TOPIC | CHAPTER |
| January 4 | Introduction, Review of Cell Structure | 1 |
| January 9 | Review of Organic Chemistry | Handout, 2 |
| January 11 | Water, pH | 2 |
| January 16 | Buffers | 2 |
| January 18 | Amino Acids and Proteins | 3 |
| January 23 | Amino Acids and Proteins | 3 |
| January 25 | Protein Chemistry and Structure | 4 |
| January 30 | Protein Chemistry and Structure | 4 |
| February 1 | FIRST EXAM (25 POINTS) | |
| February 6 | Protein Chemistry and Structure | 4 |
| February 8 | Enzymes: Introduction | 5 |
| February 13 | Enzymes: Activity | 5 |
| February 15 | Enzymes: Regulation | 5 |
| February 20 | Energetics | 9 |
| February 22 | SECOND EXAM (25 POINTS) | |
| February 27 | Carbohydrate Structure | 10 |
| February 29 | Carbohydrate Metabolism | 11 |
| March 5 | Carbohydrate Metabolism | 11 |
| March 7 | Carbohydrate Metabolism | 11 |
| March 12 | Carbohydrate Metabolism | 11 |
| March 14 | Carbohydrate Metabolism | 11 |
| March 19 | Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle | 12 |
| March 21 | THIRD EXAM (25 POINTS) | |
| April 2 | Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle | 12 |
| April 4 | Electron Transport & Oxidative Phosphoryl. | 13 |
| April 9 | Electron Transport & Oxidative Phosphoryl. | 13 |
| April 11 | Electron Transport & Oxidative Phosphoryl. | 13 |
| April 16 | Lipid Metabolism | 15 |
FINAL EXAM WILL BE TAKE-HOME AND WILL BE COMPREHENSIVE. IT IS DUE IN MY OFFICE NO LATER THAN TUESDAY, APRIL 23 AT 12:00 NOON (25 POINTS)
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 10:30-12:00
Revised 3-5-1997.