Textbook: Fundamentals of Biochemistry
by Voet, Voet & Pratt (1999)
ANSWERS TO THIS SEMESTER'S EXAMS WILL NOT BE POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE. THE KEYS WILL BE POSTED OUTSIDE OF DR. STEWART'S OFFICE - BIO 327 NOTE: STUDENT PRESENTERS SHOULD HAND IN DISK COPY (OR OTHER ELECTRONIC FORM) OF PRESENTATION TO DR. STEWART OR TOM MENNELLA TO BE POSTED HERE FOR EXAM PREPARATION
STUDENT CLASS PRESENTATIONS:
| Date | Students | Topic |
| Thursday, May 3 |
Vincent Lynch Melissa Williams |
Arachidonic acid metabolism PDF |
Lauren Zichittella Mark Gill Shelley Gupta |
Selenocysteine PDF | |
| Tuesday, May 8 |
Amma Agyemang Eireann Collins |
HDL receptors PDF |
Lori Spoozak Maria Santaguida Jay Rossignol |
Proteasomes PDF | |
Maxx Lapkovsky Nathaniel Caldon Shawn Frostick |
COX-1 and COX-2 PDF |
RE-REVISED Course Syllabus, Spring 2001 (dated 5 April 2001) PDF file
Enzyme Keys for Exams from this semester:
Exam #1 PDF file
Exam #2 PDF file
Exam #3 PDF file
NOTE NEW DUE DATE FOR TERM PAPERS: 1 MAY
Preliminary Guidelines for Term Paper (dated 18 January 2001) PDF file
Paper Topic Suggestions (revised 20 February 2001) PDF file
Abstracts Cover Sheet (revised 20 February 2001) PDF file
HUMAN GENOME PAPERS:
LECTURES:
| DATE | LECTURE # | TOPIC | NOTES (PDF) | |
| Jan. 23 |
1 |
Carbohydrate review | L01 PDF | |
| Jan. 25 |
2 |
Glycogen metabolism | L02 PDF | |
| Jan. 30 |
3 |
Glycogen synthesis | L03 PDF | |
| Feb. 1 |
4 |
Lipid review | L04 PDF | |
| Feb. 6 |
5 |
Guest Lecture: Dr. Richard Losick, Harvard University | Dr. Losick's website at Harvard | |
| Feb. 8 |
6 |
Lipoproteins | L06 PDF | |
| Feb. 13 |
7 |
Fatty Acid Metabolism | ||
| Feb. 15 |
Test #1 |
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| Feb. 20 |
8 |
Amino Acid Metabolism #1 | L08 PDF | |
| Feb. 22 |
9 |
Amino Acid Metabolism #2 | L09 PDF | |
| Mar. 6 |
10 |
SNOWED OUT | ||
| Mar. 8 |
11 |
Nucleotide Metabolism #1 | L11 PDF | |
| Mar. 13 |
12 |
Nucleotide Metabolism #2 | L12 PDF | |
| Mar. 15 |
13 |
Nucleic Acid Structure | L13 PDF | |
| Mar. 20 |
14 |
DNA Replication and Sequencing | L14 PDF | |
| Mar. 22 |
Test #2 |
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| Mar. 27 |
15 |
Mutation | L15 PDF | |
| Mar. 29 |
16 |
Transcription 1 | L16 PDF | |
| Apr. 3 |
17 |
Transcription 2 | L17 PDF | |
| Apr. 5 |
18 |
mRNA Processing | L18 PDF | |
| Apr. 17 |
19 |
more RNA Processsing, Genetic Code, etc | L19 PDF | |
| Apr. 19 |
20 |
Translation | L20 PDF | |
| Apr. 24 |
21 |
Final lecture | L21 PDF | |
| Apr. 26 |
Test #3 |
GRADES - Please check accuracy and notify Dr. Stewart or Tom Mennella of any errors.
Test grades in bold type will be used to calculate final grade (i.e., lowest test score discarded).
|
Test 1 |
Test 2 |
Test 3 |
Final Exam |
Paper |
Talk |
Partici- pation |
P-T-P % |
Cum. Avg. |
Letter Grade |
|
68.0 |
92.0 |
80.0 |
83.0 |
A+ |
A |
A |
96 |
87.8 |
B+ |
|
75.5 |
77.0 |
80.5 |
84.5 |
B |
A |
A |
91 |
83.3 |
B |
|
73.0 |
79.0 |
- |
83.0 |
A+ |
A |
A |
96 |
82.3 |
B |
|
- |
56.0 |
67.0 |
52.0 |
B |
A |
B |
88 |
65.8 |
D+ |
|
99.5 |
78.0 |
88.0 |
90.5 |
A+ |
A+ |
A |
98 |
94.0 |
A |
|
65.5 |
75.0 | 61.0 |
73.5 |
A+ |
A+ |
A |
98 |
78.0 |
C+ |
|
66.5 |
70.0 |
64.0 |
84.0 |
B |
A |
A |
91 |
77.9 |
C+ |
|
102.0 |
84.5 |
92.5 |
94.5 |
B+ |
A- |
A |
91 |
95.0 |
A |
|
- |
63.5 |
81.5 |
81.0 |
A- |
A+ |
A |
95 |
80.3 |
B- |
|
87.0 |
75.0 |
84.5 |
86.5 |
A- |
A+ |
A |
95 |
88.3 |
B+ |
|
91.0 |
84.5 |
93.5 |
93.5 |
A- |
A+ |
A |
95 |
93.3 |
A |
|
99.5 |
- |
93.5 |
97.0 |
B+ |
A- |
A |
91 |
95.3 |
A |
|
85.0 |
73.5 |
76.5 |
90.0 |
A+ |
A+ |
A |
98 |
87.4 |
B+ |
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copying, if you wish) during finals week, but Dr. Stewart keeps
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