Jeffrey M. Watson

Course Description: Structure and function of the major classes of biomolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids) with an emphasis on proteins and enzymology.  The central metabolic pathways of glycolysis, gluconeogenesis and the citric acid cycle are discussed from a mechanistic, energetic and regulatory viewpoint.

Textbooks Used:

Berg, Tymoczko and Stryer, Biochemistry, 6th Ed.

Voet, Voet and Pratt, Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level, 3rd Ed. (current)

CHEM 440 Syllabus (Fall 2008)

CHEM 440 Schedule (Fall 2008)