Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25
BIOS 4630 - Biological Chemistry
Biological Chemistry covers structure/function of proteins, nucleotides, lipids, and carbohydrates. Other topics covered include principles of enzyme kinetics, chemical/physical, and functional properties of biological membranes, and DNA synthesis, transcription and translation. Finally, biochemistry of energy and nucleotide metabolism and mechanisms of metabolic regulation are also covered.
Requisites: (C- or better in CHEM 3010 or 3050) and (C- or better in BIOS 1700 and BIOS 1710)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to compare and contrast different mechanisms in the biochemistry of metabolism.
- Students will be able to differentiate between different types of DNA damage.
- Students will be able to differentiate between different types of DNA repair.
- Students will be able to classify types of biological membrane components.
- Students will be able to interpret enzyme kinetics graphs.
- Students will be able to describe the biochemical nature of protein folding.
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