Elementary Biochemistry
BIOCHEM 420, FALL 2005
Tuesday and Thursday at 1:00 PM in Morrill II, Rm131

Professor: Frank C Cannon
Office: LGRT 1022
Phone: 577-3804
e-mail: fcannon@biotech.umass.edu

Teaching Assistant: Kelcy J. Newell
e-mail: knewell@bio.umass.edu

Text Book: Biochemistry (5e, 2002) by Berg, Tomoczko & Stryer

Office hours by appointment with Prof Frank Cannon and TA Kelcy Newell

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Sept 8 PRELUDE: Biochemistry & the Genomic Revolution (Ch1) 420_Org05.ppt
Ch01.ppt
Organization
Lecture 1
Sept 13
Sept 15

Biochemical Evolution (Ch2)

Ch02.ppt Lecture 2
Sept 20

Protein Structure & Function (Ch3)

Ch03A.ppt Lecture 3A
Sept 22 Ch03B.ppt Lecture 3B
Sept 27 DNA, RNA, & Flow of Genetic Information (Ch5) Ch05.ppt

Lecture 4

Sept 29
Oct 4
Oct 6 Revision    
Oct 11 EXAM #1  

Test_1 Results

Oct 13 Enzymes: Basic Concepts & Kinetics (Ch8) Ch08A.ppt Lecture 5A
Oct 18 Ch08B.ppt Lecture 5B
Oct 20
Oct 25 Catalytic Strategies (Ch9) Ch09.ppt

Lecture 6

Oct 27 Regulatory Strategies: Enzymes & Hemoglobin (Ch10) Ch10.ppt

Lecture 7

Nov 1
Nov 3 Carbohydrates (Ch11) Ch11.ppt Lecture 8
Nov 8
Nov 10 EXAM #2  

Test_2 Results

Nov 15

Lipids & Cell Membranes (Ch12)

Ch12.ppt

Lecture 9

Nov 17
Nov 22 Revision    
Nov 24 Thanksgiving  

 

Nov 29 Metabolism: Basic Concepts & Design (Ch14) Ch14.ppt

Lecture 10

Dec 1 Glycolysis (Ch16) Ch16.ppt

Lecture 11

Dec 6 The Citric Acid Cycle (Ch17) Ch17.ppt

Lecture 12

Dec 8 Oxidative Phosphorylation (Ch18) Ch18.ppt

Lecture 13

Dec 13 EXAM #3   Test_3 Results