Biochemistry II: Living Systems

3 Units

A survey of biochemical systems exploring their molecular circuitry and architecture. Lipids, cell membranes, channels and pumps. Signal transduction and receptors. Glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, citric acid cycle, and glycogen metabolism. Redox processes, electron transport, and photosynthesis. Fatty acid and amino acid biosynthesis and degradation. Nucleotide, lipid, and steroid biosynthesis. Sensory and immune systems. Molecular motors. Offered as CHEM 329 and CHEM 429 . Prereq: CHEM 328 .