Introductory Biochemistry

3 credits · Undergraduate

This lecture- based course introduces the basic principles of biological chemistry, focusing on the structure, composition and role of proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids in living systems. Other major topics include the nature and functions of enzymes, principles of bioenergetics and the energy-trapping metabolic pathways and their regulation in animals and plants. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 201-3; BIOL 101-4, or BIOL 103-3 and BIOL 123-1; and BIOL 102-4, or BIOL 104-3 and BIOL 124-1 Pre- or Corequisite(s): CHEM 203-3