BB 490, 491, 492, and 590, 591, 592
| BB490 | 3 credits | CRN 10891 | Fall | Schimerlik | MWF 1000-1050 | WGND 115 |
| BB590 | 3 credits | CRN 10908 | Fall | Schimerlik | MWF 1000-1050 | WGND 115 |
| BB491 | 3 credits | CRN 20540 | Winter | Hagen/Beckman | MWF 1000-1050 | WGND 115 |
| BB591 | 3 credits | CRN 20550 | Winter | Hagen/Beckman | MWF 1000-1050 | WGND 115 |
| BB492 | 3 credits | CRN 30873 | Spring | Hsu/Freitag | MWF 1000-1050 | PHAR 305 |
| BB592 | 3 credits | CRN 30882 | Spring | Hsu/Freitag | MWF 1000-1050 | PHAR 305 |
Prerequisite: CH 336; co-requisite 440/540, 441/541, 442/542
Course content: Sequence professional course to meet the requirements of majors in Biochemistry and Biophysics.
BB 490/590: Chemistry of amino acids and proteins; specialized proteins, including heme proteins and muscle proteins; enzymes, including kinetics and mechanisms; bioenergetics, thermodynamics, and biological oxidation and reduction; carbohydrate chemistry; introduction to metabolism; glycolysis; glycogen metabolism; gluconeogenesis.
BB 491/591: Bioenergetics; lipids and membranes; energy-yielding metabolic pathways, oxidative phosphorylation, and photosynthesis; chemistry and metabolism of lipids, steroids, and eicosanoids; membrane structure, hormone action; metabolic regulation; amino acid and nitrogen metabolism; nucleotide metabolism.
BB492/592: Nucleic acid structure; replication, transcription, translation; regulation of gene expression; DNA repair, biochemistry of specialized cell functions; oncogenes and growth control.
Text: Voet & Voet, Biochemistry, Third Edition
Curricular purpose of the course: Intended for majors and non-majors who desire a detailed presentation of biochemistry; offered also as part of the Pharm.D. curriculum.