8804 (v.9) Biochemistry 231

Area:	School of Biomedical Sciences
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
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Lecture:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	7077 (v.5) Chemistry 124 or any previous version OR 7231 (v.5) Chemistry 118 or any previous version OR 7039 (v.5) Chemistry 101 or any previous version OR 7040 (v.6) Chemistry 102 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Properties and structure of amino acids, pH, pK and buffers, conformation and dynamics of proteins, protein purification and chromatographic techniques, myoglobin, haemoglobin, connective tissue proteins, enzymes, mechanisms of catalysis, computers and the molecular modelling of proteins, enzyme kinetics and measurement, enzyme inhibition, mechanisms of enzyme action, and 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.
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Field of Education:	010913 Human Biology
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Essential *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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