CHE 418 / 5418

Biochemistry I: Macromolecules

Fall 2008

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DATE

DAY

TOPIC / READING ASSIGNMENT

August

28

R

MACROMOLECULES

Background Ch. 1

Proteins Ch. 2

Proteins (cont’) Ch. 3

DNA and the Central Dogma Ch. 4

Genomes Ch. 5

Carbohydrates Ch. 11

Lipids and Cell Membranes Ch. 12

September

2

T

 

4

R

 

9

T

 

11

R

 

16

T

 

18

R

 

23

T

 

25

R

EXAM I

30

T

KINETICS AND REGULATION

Hemoglobin Ch. 7

Kinetics Ch. 8

October

2

R

 

7

T

 

9

R

 

14

T

No Class – Fall Recess

16

R

 

21

T

Presentation Group 10

L. Culpepper, A. Smith

23

R

Presentation Group 1

P. Pourhassani, M. Vaitses

28

T

EXAM II

30

R

Presentation Group 5

S. R. Nookala, P. Krishnap

Catalytic Strategies Ch. 9

Regulation Ch. 10

CENTRAL DOGMA

Replication / Repair Ch. 28

Transcription Ch. 29

Translation Ch. 30

Gene Expression Ch. 31

31

F

Last Day to Drop

November

4

T

Presentation Group 11

X. Xu, Lisa Mason

6

R

Presentation Group 8

Y. Yuan, Z. Wu

11

T

Presentation Group  7

D. Siva, M Nanuru

13

R

Presentation Group 4

S. Parham, B. Carey           

18

T

Presentation Group 2

R. Vidrine, J. LoVoi

20

R

Presentation Group 6

M. Phattepure, K. Thakare

25

T

Presentation Group 3

B. Osbon, L. Cooper

27

R

No Class - Thanksgiving

December

2

T

Presentation Group   9

C. Costello, N. Salloum

4

R

EXAM III

9

T

 

11

R

No Class – Study Day

13

Sat.

Comprehensive Final Exam

8:00 – 10:00 a.m.

 

Graduate Student Presentation Groups

Presentation dates will be assigned once all groups have selected a topic.

GROUP

STUDENT A

STUDENT B

TOPIC

1

P. Pourhassani

M. Vaitses

Steroids

2

R. Vidrine

J. LoVoi

Respiratory Antivirals

3

B. Osbon

L. Cooper

AZT

4

S. Parham

B. Carey

Animoglycosides Chemotherapy for Malaria

5

S. R. Nookala

P. Krishnap

Inhibitors of cell wall synthesis

6

M. Phattepure

K. Thakare

Hepatic antivirals

7

D. Siva

M Nanuru

Antifungal

8

Y. Yuan

Z. Wu

Antimycobacterial

9

C. Costello

N. Salloum

Principles of Cancer Chemo

10

L. Culpepper

A. Smith

Bactrim

11

X. Xu

Lisa Mason

C32

12

 

 

 

**Friday, 31 October 2008, LAST DAY TO DROP THIS COURSE.

Text:  Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, and Lubert Stryer, Biochemistry, 2007, Sixth Edition, W.H. Freeman. ISBN: 0-7167-8724-5; ISBN-13: 978-0-716-78724-2.

The instructor reserves the right to change this schedule, to meet the needs of the class, at any time during the semester.
Last updated on 27 August 2008.