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120.600.02 BIOCHEMISTRY -- AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE I

Term: 1st term
Credits: (5 credits)
Contact: Floyd Bryant
Academic Year: 2012 - 2013
Course Instructors:
Description:

Explores the structures of the principal cellular macromolecules and their roles in cellular processes. Emphasizes the forces that underlie specific recognition processes. Considers the mechanisms of enzyme action and biochemistry of nucleic acids.
Student Evaluation: Three in-class examinations
Learning Objective:

Students who complete this course will be able to describe the construction of the principal cellular macromolecules, and to analyze the forces that determine the three-dimensional structure of these molecules in aqueous solution. They will be able to relate the structures of macromolecules to their functions, and to identify the methods used to study these questions in detail.
Location: Baltimore
Class Times:
  • Monday 10:30 - 11:50
  • Wednesday 10:30 - 11:50
  • Friday 10:30 - 11:50
Enrollment Minimum: 10
Enrollment Maximum: 40
Instructor Consent: No consent required
For consent, contact: fbryant@jhsph.edu
Prerequisite:

Introductory organic chemistry.
Auditors Allowed: Yes, with instructor consent
Grading Restriction: Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Catalog Subcommittee Actions: TermId, .09/25/2012; TermId, CourseOfferRationaleNote, StartingOfferYear, RepeatableRetakable, CourseLearningObjStartId, .09/06/2012;
Frequency Schedule: One Year Only
Next Offered: 2013-2014