Chemistry 212: Chemistry of Biomolecules, Fall 2007

Fri Sep 7th

Opening remarks and course overview

 

Mon Sep 10th

Chapter 1-Intro to Biochemistry

 

Wed Sep 12th

Chapter 2-Water

 

Fri Sep 14th

Chapter 3-Amino acids and peptides

 

Mon Sep 17th

Chapter 3- Amino acids and peptides

Chapter 4-Three Dimensional Structure of Proteins

 

Wed Sep 19nd

Chapter 4- Three Dimensional Structure of Proteins

 

Fri Sep 21st

Chapter 4- Protein Folding

Presentation group 1

Mon Sep 24th

Chapter 5- Protein Purification and Characterization

Homework 1

Wed Sep 26th

Structure Determination (NMR, Crystallography)

 

Fri Sept 28th

Peptides

Presentation group 2

Mon Oct 1st

Chapter 6-Enzyme Kinetics

 

Wed Oct 3rd

Chapters 6,7-Enzyme Mechanisms

 

Fri Oct 5th

 

Protein structure and NMR

Presentation group 3

Fall Break!

Wed Oct 10th

Enzymes

Homework 2

Fri Oct 12th

 Cofactors and Metalloproteins

Presentation group 4

Mon Oct 15th

Enzyme mechanisms

 

Wed Oct 17th

Bio-inorganic Chemistry of Proteins

 

Fri Oct 19nd

Green Fluorescent Protein

Presentation group 5

Mon Oct 22nd

 

Review for Exam

Homework 3

Wed Oct 24th

 

Exam 1

 

Fri Oct 26th

Chapter 9-Nucleic Acid Structure

Presentation group 6

Mon Oct 29th

 

Chapter 9-Nucleic Acid Structure

 

Wed Oct 31st

 

Chapters 10-11-12: DNA-RNA-proteins

 

Fri Nov 2nd

 

Chapter 9-Non-canonical Nuclieic Acid Structure

Presentation group 7

Mon Nov 5th

 

Section 11.5-DNA binding proteins

 

Wed Nov 7th

 

Section 12.4-The Ribosome

 

Fri Nov 9th

 

Transcription and Translation ContÉ.

Presentation group 8

Mon Nov 12th

 

DNA-binding proteins

Homework 4

Wed Nov 14th

 

Cis-platin

 

Fri Nov 16th

 

DNA-binding small molecules

Presentation group 9

Mon Nov 19th

 

RNAi

 

Thanksgiving

Mon Nov 26th

 

More DNA binding

 

Wed Nov 28th

 

Chapter 8-Lipids and Membranes

 

Fri Nov 30th

 

Chapter 16-Carbohydrates

Presentation group 10

Mon Dec 3rd

 

Model Lipid Layers and Langmuir Troughs

 

Wed Dec 5th

 

Chapter 21-Lipid Metabolism

 

Fri Dec 7th

 

Review for Exam

Mon Dec 10th

 

Exam 2

Homework 5

Wed Dec 12th

 

Course evaluations

 

*****No Final Exam*****Final Papers due Monday December 17th at 9 AM SHARP *****