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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

314003 (v.1) Biological Chemistry 321

Area: Department of Chemistry
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 6.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Fortnightly
Laboratory: 1 x 4 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 313998 (v.1) Biological Chemistry 222
OR
312493 (v.2) Biological Chemistry 221 or any previous version
Syllabus: The role of metals in life. Coordination chemistry in biological (aqueous) environments. Structure and function of enzymes containing heavy metals. Enzymatic reactions involving metal centres: carbonic anhydrase and carboxypeptidase. Iron-based proteins (hemoglobin and myoglobin) and oxygen transport. Mitochondrial respiration: redox chemistry of iron complexes in cytochromes. Principles of molecular recognition; chemical sensor design and applications; Bioelectrochemistry. Biosurfaces. Agricultural chemicals: plant growth regulators, defoliants and dessicants; pesticides. Laboratory experiments related to the biological chemistry topics in the unit.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 010901 Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External