CHEMISTRY 339K
BIOCHEMISTRY I
Unique # 54015 (T‑Th 11:00 A.M. ‑ 12:30 P.m.) Welch 2.304
Spring Semester 2007
Instructor: Dr. Jon
Robertus, Welch 5.266 (471‑3175)
Office
Hours: M&W
11:00‑12:00
Teaching Asst.: Randy
Drevland (randy.m.drevland@mail.utexas.edu)
Office
Hours: W 2:30 ;
Th 2:30 Wel 4.224 Make an email
appointment!
Textbook: "Lehninger
Principles of Biochemistry – 4th edition" by Nelson and Cox Worth Publishers,
2004
Web
page url:
http://courses.cm.utexas.edu/jrobertus/ch339k/
Prerequisites: 8 semester hours of organic
chemistry
Course
Overview: The fundamentals and
concepts of general biochemistry will be presented, including protein structure
and function, enzymes and energy metabolism.
This course is designed to be the first half of a two semester sequence,
with Chemistry 339L being the second half.
Grading: There will be three quizzes given
during the semester and a final examination.
No make‑up exams will be
given except for serious illnesses certified by a physician. In additon, there will be a number of “pop
quizzes”. These are meant to encourage
attendence; they will typically count 3-5 points. There will be no makeup for
missed pop quizzes. Some homework
assignments may be given to
complement a given section of the material.
All points from tests, assigned home work and pop quizzes are added to
determine your total grade. In essence,
each exam counts 25% of your grade, with minor perturbations due to quizzes.
Exam
I: Tuesday,
February 20, at regular class time
Exam
II: Tuesday,
April 5, at regular class time
Exam
III: Thursday,
May 3, at regular class time
Final: Wednesday,
May 9, 2 - 3:30 P.M.
Unlike
the three sectional exams, the final will be multiple choice. Note that only an hour and a half will be
allotted for the final.
There are 3 sectional exams and a
comprehensive, 1.5 hour, final.
Each counts ~25% of the
grade. THERE ARE NO MAKE UP EXAMS WITHOUT A PHYSICIAN's CERTIFICATION.
CHEMISTRY 339K-BIOCHEMISTRY I
|
Date |
Topic |
Chapter |
|
|
Jan |
16 |
Class
mechaniscs Introduction |
1 |
|
|
18 |
Chemical Foundation |
1 |
|
|
23 |
Water, acids, and buffers |
2 |
|
|
25 |
Water, acids, and buffers |
2 |
|
|
30 |
Amino acids and primary structure of
proteins |
3 |
|
Feb |
1 |
Working with proteins |
3 |
|
|
6 |
Three Dimensional structure of
proteins |
4 |
|
|
8 |
Evolution of Proteins |
4+ |
|
|
13 |
Protein
function: Hemoglobin |
5 |
|
|
15 |
Protein function:
actin/myosin and IgG |
5 |
|
|
20 |
EXAM 1 (Chapters 1-5) |
|
|
|
22 |
Principles of Bioenergetics |
13 |
|
|
27 |
Enzymes mechanisms |
6 |
|
Mar |
1 |
Enzyme kinetics |
6 |
|
|
6 |
Carbohydrate
structure |
7 |
|
|
8 |
Nucleotides and nucleic acids |
8 |
|
|
13-15 |
SPRING BREAK |
|
|
|
20 |
Elements of molecular biology |
9 |
|
|
22 |
Lipids |
10 |
|
|
27 |
Membranes and transport |
11 |
|
|
29 |
Transport and review |
11 |
|
Apr |
3 |
Glycolysis |
|
|
|
5 |
EXAM 2
(Chapters 6-11, 13) |
14 |
|
|
10 |
gluconeogenesis; pentose pathway |
14 |
|
|
12 |
Citric acid cycle; glyoxylate pathway |
16 |
|
|
17 |
Hormonal regulation of sugar
metabolism |
15 |
|
|
19 |
Fatty acid oxidation |
17 |
|
|
24 |
Oxidative phosphorylation |
19 |
|
|
26 |
Photosynthesis |
19 |
|
May |
1 |
Review |
|
|
|
3 |
EXAM 3
(Chapters 14-19, skip 18) |
|
|
|
9 |
FINAL EXAMINATION, MULTIPLE
CHOICE, 2 - 3:30 P.M. |
|
Feb 12 LAST
day to drop without possible academic penalty
Mar 26 LAST
day to drop, WITH DEAN'S PERMISSION, for non‑
academic
reason
THERE
ARE NO MAKE UP EXAMS WITHOUT A PHYSICIAN's CERTIFICATION.