Jul 07, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

CH 303 Biochemistry

(4 Credits)
Principles of weak chemical interactions applied to the structure and function of macromolecules, especially proteins. Non-covalent binding of substrates and enzymic catalysis are treated both conceptually and quantitatively. Mechanisms of metabolic control, including allosterism and covalent modification, are related to protein structure.

Three class hours and four laboratory hours weekly.

Prerequisite: CH 202
Corequisite: CH 303L
Prereq/Corequisite: CH 202.