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8804 (v.8) Biochemistry 231



 

Area:

School of Biomedical Science

Contact Hours:

5.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

2 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 0.5 Hours Weekly

Practical:

1 x 2.5 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

7077 (v.5) Chemistry 124 or any previous version
AND
7231 (v.5) Chemistry 118 or any previous version
Properties and structure of amino acids, pH, pK and Buffers, conformation and dynamics of proteins, protein purification and chromatographic techniques, myoglobin, hemoglobin, connective tissue proteins, enzymes, mechanisms of catalysis, computers and the molecular modelling of proteins, enzyme kinetics and measurement, enzyme inhibition, mechanisms of enzyme action, an overview of protein separation techniques. Overview, concepts and designs of metabolism, carbohydrates, glycogen, glycolysis, citric acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, electron transport, and fat metabolism.


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2003Bentley CampusSemester 1Y  

- Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
- Central External refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area.


 
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