CHM-460 Biological Chemistry

Prerequisite: BIO-111, CHM-220 and CHM-240, but CHM220 may be completed concurrently with department permission.
Analysis of biochemical systems from a rigorously-chemical viewpoint. Topics include: the chemical properties of biological macromolecules, enzyme kinetics and thermodynamics, reaction mechanisms in metabolic pathways, and structural and functional aspects of gene expression. Laboratories involve contemporary methods in biochemistry including high-resolution gel electrophoresis and enzyme kinetic assays. 4 credits.

This course information is from the 2022-2023 Undergraduate Academic Catalog. View this catalog.
Print this page.