For details on the B.Sc. in Biochemistry see the College of Arts & Science section.
1(3L/4P)
Prerequisite(s): BIOCH 212, CHEM 250, and one of BIOCH 230, BIOL 211, or MICRO 216 and permission of the department. MICRO 214 or AP MC 212 recommended. Preference will be given to students in the biochemistry programs.
Basic principles and techniques of nucleic acid manipulations used in molecular biology and biotechnology are presented. Information and practical experience with plasmids, restriction endonucleases, PCR, DNA sequencing, site-directed mutagenesis, cloning, hybridization, analysis of RNA and gene promoters, and protein over-expression are presented. The laboratory component will also include an Internet exercise.
Note: Students cannot obtain credit for this course and MICRO 391 (395).
2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): BIOCH 310 and CHEM 250.
The details of protein structure, domains, folding and targeting, and modern experimental approaches to protein engineering will be presented. The inter-relationship between structure and function in enzyme/protein mechanism and regulation shall be stressed.
Note: Offered in the academic year 2003/2004 and alternate years thereafter (2005/2006, etc.).