Biol. 5800
Biochemistry I (Intermediary Metabolism)

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Syllabus

BIOLOGY 5800 (BIOCHEMISTRY I) - FALL SEMESTER 2006

Textbook: Garrett and Grisham, BIOCHEMISTRY, 3rd Ed.

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Date	Topic	Chapter:Pages
8/23-9/13	Water, pH, Ionic Equilibria	2:31-49
(9 class periods)	Amino Acids	4:76-86
	Proteins:Function and Structure	5:103-111, 137-144; 6:153-165
	Carbohydrates	7:203-228
	Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids	10:309-321; 11:341-350
	Lipids and Membranes	8:247-263; 9:267-292
Friday, 9/15	FIRST EXAM
9/18-10/9	Enzymes	13:404-407, 411-418, 421-426, 436-437
(10 class periods)	Bioenergetics and Metabolism	3:51-73
	Glycolysis	18:578-604
	TCA Cycle	19:608-634
	Glyoxylate Cycle	19:635-637
	Oxidative Phosphorylation	20:640-670
	Gluconeogenesis	22:705-716
Wednesday, 10/11	SECOND EXAM
10/13-11/6 (10 class periods)	Glycogen Metabolism; Pentose Phosphate Pathway	22:716-735
	Photosynthesis and Photorespiration	21:674-702
	Fatty Acid Catabolism	23:738-756; 759-761
	Fatty Acid Biosynthesis	24:762-777
Wednesday, 11/8	THIRD EXAM
11/10-12/6 (10 class periods)	Cholesterol Biosynthesis	24:792-802
	The Nitrogen Cycle and Nitrogen Fixation	25:809-815
	Nitrogen Acquisition and Amino Acid Biosynthesis	25:815-840
	Amino Acid Oxidation; The Urea Cycle	25:840-850
	Biosynthesis of Nucleotides	26:853-860; 866-868; 870-876
	Degradation of Nucleotides	26:861-865; 869
12/8 (Friday)	FINAL EXAM (Friday, 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.)

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