2012-2013 Academic Catalog 
    
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2012-2013 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CHEM 271 - Biochemistry I

Type of Course: Lecture, Laboratory
A comprehensive survey of biochemistry and molecular biology, including protein structure, enzyme kinetics, membrane structure, DNA structure, replication, transcription and translation. The laboratory introduces basic techniques including safe use of radioisotopes, isolation of proteins, purification of enzymes, enzyme kinetics, gel electrophoresis, column chromatography and DNA isolation and characterization.

Prerequisites: CHEM 102  or  ; BIOL 101 ; or BIOL 103 , and BIOL 102 ; and CHEM 131  (or permission).