Attention Chemistry Majors

There has been a temporary change in the semester offerings of the Biochemistry courses:

• CHM 5600 will not be offered in the Winter 2005 semester.
• CHM 6640/7640 will be offered in Fall 2004 and not in Winter 2005.
• CHM 6620/7620 will not be offered in Fall 2004 but will be offered in Winter 2005.

The above changes are for the ‘04-‘05 academic year only. Students that need to take CHM 5600 to graduate, should register for CHM 5600 during the Fall 2004 semester. CHM 6640/7640 may be taken prior to CHM 6620/7620. CHM 6620/7620 will be offered again, as usual, in Fall 2005. Both CHM 6640/7640 and CHM 5600 will be offered, as usual, in Winter 2006.

Syllabus:
Role of proteins in the function of a cell. Protein structure, dynamics and folding; experimental methods; enzymes; lipids and carbohydrates; membranes and membrane transport; receptors and signal transduction; selected metabolic pathways for carbohydrates, lipids, and amino acids; overview of mammalian metabolism.

Syllabus:
Role of nucleic acids in storing genetic information and the conversion of this information into proteins. Biosynthesis of nucleotides, nucleic acids-primary structure, chromatin, chemical reactions of bases, nucleic acids-secondary structure, DNA replication, DNA synthesis, DNA sequencing, transcription, regulation of transcription, transcription factors, ribosomes, tRNAs, translation, genetic code, mutations, DNA repair and cancer as a genetic disease.