Local DiskLecture 01Lecture 01Biochemistry I Fall Term, 2005Lecture 1: Introduction to BiochemistryInstructor: Christina [email protected], 268-7882 (MI 271)Lecture: MWF 10:30-11:20 Baker Hall A51Tutorial/SI: Andy Hsieh and Marciela DeGrace Recitations/TA: Tim Feinstein Required Reading: Campbell Chapter 1Link to organic nomenclature web site: Organic NomenclatureWeb Resources:The home page for the course can be found at: http://www.bio.cmu.edu/Courses/03231/biochemF05.htm Mirror Site:Please spend some time this week to become familiar with the following areas of the course web page:* Syllabus *Goals & Expectations *Problem Sets & Exams *WWW Tools & LinksYou should check the "Current Topics & Announcements" section of the course web page. This area will be frequently updated and will contain information on current tasks and announcements for the course. These items will also be announced in lecture.Course Grading Scheme:Problem Sets 15% Lowest one droppedCMU Online Quizzes 10% Pretest, 1st, and lowest droppedIn-class exams 45% Half of lowest one dropped (2x18%, 9%)Comprehensive Final Exam 30% Tentative letter grades: <50 R, 50-60 D, 60-80 C, >80 B, >90 A. file:///Users/tinalee/Documents/03231/LecF05/Lec01/Lec01copy.htm (1 of 3)8/28/2005 5:41:05 PMLecture 01Biochemical Terms: You should be familiar with the following terms. What is it? If it is part of a cell where is it? What does it do? If you can’t recognize any of these terms please read chapter 1 of the textbook.* plasma membrane * cell wall * chromatin * chromosome * cytosol * eukaryote * genetic code * genome * mitochondrion * prokaryote * nucleic acid, DNA, RNA * nucleus * ribosome * protein * enzyme * catalyst * monomer/polymer * ATP * Golgi * Endoplasmic reticulumOrganic Chemistry:Nomenclature: A considerable part of Biochemistry is the study of organic reactions in biological systems. Consequently it is necessary that you are familiar with some of the fundamentals of organic chemistry. The essentials of what you need to know can be found in Table 1.1 of Campbell and on a simpler summary page on Organic Nomenclature. A more comprehensive compilation on the web can be found at David Woodcock's Introduction to Basic Organic Nomenclature at Okanagan University College. If you have not yet had organic chemistry, I would encourage you to learn as much nomenclature as possible such that we have a common language.Topics in Chemistry/Organic Chemistry you should be familiar with:* Chemical bonding (covalent bonds, resonance structures, dipole moments) * Alkanes (nomenclature, physical properties, conformational analysis) * Alkenes (nomenclature) * Aromatic compounds * Functional Groups (alcohols, amides, amines, ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acid, thiols) * Esters (Nomenclature) * Nucleophilic Substitution (nucleophile) file:///Users/tinalee/Documents/03231/LecF05/Lec01/Lec01copy.htm (2 of 3)8/28/2005 5:41:05 PMLecture 01 Important Organic Compounds, Functional Groups and Linkages in Biochemistry:Organic Compounds Functional Groups Linkages in Biochemical Compounds file:///Users/tinalee/Documents/03231/LecF05/Lec01/Lec01copy.htm (3 of 3)8/28/2005 5:41:05
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