Course Description

CH250 Bio-organic Chemistry 0.5

In this course the principles of biochemistry are introduced with a chemical emphasis. Topics include: the chemistry of water and biologically relevant aqueous solutions, structure of biomolecules and biopolymers (amino acids, peptides and proteins, nucleotides, DNA and RNA, carbohydrates and polycaccharides, libids and biomembranes), introduction to enzymes and coenzymes.

Prerequisite: CH202.

Co-requisite: CH203.

Exclusion: CH330.

3 lecture hours, 3 lab hours

Official electronic version updated at 10:33 a.m. March 31, 2005

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