ABio 366: Biological Chemistry II (Spring 2002)

Tu/Th 9:45-11:05 am, ES 242

 


Instructor: Dr. Caro-Beth Stewart, Associate Professor
Office hours: Monday & Friday 1:30-2:00 p.m.; Tuesday & Thursday 11:30-12 noon; or by appointment
Office: Biology 327 (this is my office; please do not come into my laboratory)
Office Phone: 518-442-4342
E-mail: c.stewart@albany.edu
Website: www.albany.edu/faculty/cs812/index2.html


Textbook: Fundamentals of Biochemistry by Voet, Voet & Pratt (1999)


ABSTRACTS FOR TERM PAPERS DUE: 7 MARCH

DUE DATE FOR TERM PAPERS: 18 APRIL

Preliminary Guidelines for Term Paper (dated 31 January 2002) PDF file

Paper Topic Suggestions (revised 12 February 2002) PDF file

Abstracts Cover Sheet (revised 12 February 2002) PDF file


For a previous version of this site, check Bio366, Spring 2001 website


HUMAN GENOME PAPERS:

Nature Paper PDF

Science Paper PDF


Course Syllabus, Spring 2002

LECTURES: Links to Revised Syllabus, Lecture Notes & Additional Readings

may be found at the SUNY Library's E-Reserves Course Site

 DATE

 LECTURE #

 TOPIC

READING IN TEXT

 ADDITIONAL READING

 Jan. 24

 1

 Introduction; Carbohydrates review

 (8)

 
 Jan. 29

 2

 Glycogen metabolism

 15.1-15.3

 
 Jan. 31

 3

 Glycogen (synthesis) metabolism

 15.1-15.3

 Buchbinder PDF
 Feb. 5

 4

 Gluconeogenesis, etc.

 15.4-15.5

 
 Feb. 7

 5

 Lipid review; Fatty acid catabolism

 (9); 9, 19

 
 Feb. 12

 6

 Fatty acid catabolism; Lipid biosynthesis

 19

 
 Feb. 14

 7

Lipid biosynthesis; Amino Acids

 19; (4)

 
 Feb. 19

 Test #1  (through lipids)

 
 Feb. 21

 8

 Amino Acid Metabolism #1

 20

 
 Feb. 26

 

 NO CLASS (Break)    
 Feb. 28

 

 NO CLASS (Break)    
 Mar. 5

 9

 Amino Acid Metabolism #2

 20

 
 Mar. 7

 10

 Metabolism Overview

 21

 
 Mar. 12

 11

 Nucleotide Metabolism #1

 (3); 22

 
 Mar. 14

 12

 Nucleotide Metabolism #2

 22

 
 Mar. 19

 13

 Nucleic Acid Structure; DNA replication

 23, 24

 
 Mar. 21

 14

 DNA Replication and Sequencing

 24

 
 Mar. 26

Test #2

 
 Mar. 28    NO CLASS (Break)    
 Apr. 2

 15

 DNA repair; mutagens & Mutation

 24

 
 Apr. 4

 16

 Transcription 1

 25

 
 Apr. 9

 17

 Transcription 2

 25

 
 Apr. 11

 18

 mRNA Processing; The Genetic Code

 25; 26.1

 
 Apr. 16

 19

tRNA charging and pairing

 26.2-26.3

 
 Apr. 18

 20

 Polypeptide synthesis

 26.4

 
 Apr. 23

 21

 Final lecture: Polypeptide synthesis; post-translational modification

 26.4 (+)

 
Apr. 25

Test #3

 
Apr. 30  Student Presentations    
 May 2    Student Presentations    
 May 7    Student Presentations    
 May 17

   Cumulative Final Examination

 



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