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BCMB 303: Molecular Biology I

Purine and pyrimidine biosynthesis: Regulation of biosynthesis. Structure and properties of nucleosides and nucleotides. Biosynthesis of deoxyribonucleotides; thymidylate biosynthesis. Salvage pathways.
DNA and chromosome structure: Evidence for DNA as...

BCMB 301: Intermediary Metabolism

Carbohydrates: Digestion of carbohydrates, glycolysis and fate of pyruvate in different organisms; tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle; pentose phosphate pathway and fate of reduced coenzymes; catabolism of monosaccharides other than glucose; gluconeogenesis,...

BCMB 206: Spectroscopic And Radioisotopic Techniques

Molecular spectroscopy; molecular fluorescence; infra-red, atomic, electron spin resonance and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, X-ray diffraction and radioisotopic techniques in biochemistry, radio/fluorescent labeling (RIA,...

BCMB 204: Enzymology

Introduction to Enzymes: Comparison of chemical and enzyme catalysis, Activation energy and transition state, Free energy change, Chemical equilibria, Active site, Substrate specificity, Enzyme classification, enzyme assays, linked or coupled.
Factors...

BCMB 203: Principles of Biochemical Techniques

Chromatography: Partition coefficient and chromatographic systems.
Basis of separation: adsorption and partition (polarity); ion-exchange (ionic nature), exclusion/gel (molecular size and shape). Principles and applications (HPLC, FPLC, GLC, TLC, Paper,...

BCMB 202: Cell Biology I

Cellular Compartments of Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes: Organization, Dynamics, and Functions; Cellular membrane systems (structure and transport); Nucleus (envelope and matrix), Mitochondria and chloroplasts (including biogenesis and evolution).
Cell Division...

BCMB 201: Structure and Function of Biomolecules

Chemistry & Function of Biological Compounds: Biomolecules: - monomers; polymers; macromolecules; supramolecules. Carbohydrates: - mono-, di-, oligo- and polysaccharides (structural and storage); stereoisomerism; mutarotation; reactions of carbohydrates....

BCMB 200: Practical Biochemistry I

Acid-Base Reactions: Titration; pH measurement; buffer preparation; determination of pK.
Acid-base reactions; buffers, chromatography, qualitative analysis of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. Quantitative analysis of proteins: methods for protein...

ABCS 101: Introductory Animal Biology

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