PowerPoint PresentationContact InformationSlide 3Slide 4Slide 5Basis of Course GradeBasis of Course GradeExam InformationExam Information: Conflicts/IllnessRe-gradesCourse FormsSpecial AccommodationsAcademic IntegritySlide 14Slide 15Slide 16Slide 17Slide 18Slide 19Slide 20Slide 21Slide 22Slide 23Slide 24Slide 25Slide 26Slide 27Slide 28Slide 29Slide 30Slide 31Slide 32Slide 33Slide 34Slide 35Slide 36Slide 37Slide 38Slide 39Slide 40Slide 41Slide 42Slide 43Slide 44Slide 45Slide 46Slide 47Slide 48Slide 49Slide 50Slide 51Slide 52Slide 53Slide 54Slide 55Slide 56Slide 57Slide 58Slide 59Slide 60Slide 61Slide 62Slide 63Slide 64Course email: [email protected] email: [email protected]://www.life.illinois.edu/mcb/450Login: netid Password: AD passwordMCB 450MCB 450Introductory BiochemistryIntroductory BiochemistryContact InformationContact InformationCourse InstructorDr. Peter OrleanDept. MicrobiologyB-213 Chem & Life SciPh. [email protected] InformationContact InformationCourse Instructor and Course CoordinatorDr. Lyne LevesqueDept. Cell & Developmental Biol.577 Morrill HallPh. [email protected] InformationContact InformationTeaching AssistantsXuan Wang [email protected] Hours: TBAJoseph Ly [email protected] Hours: TBAOffice hours will begin on January 26th. Times and location can be found under the instructors link on the website when they become available.Biochemistry – A Short Course, 2nd editionTymoczko, Berg, and StryerW.H. Freeman and Company, New YorkISBN-13: 978-1-4292-8360-1-Also available as eBookBiochemistry – A Short Course, 2nd editionTymoczko, Berg, and StryerW.H. Freeman and Company, New YorkISBN-13: 978-1-4292-8360-1-Also available as eBookRequired TextbookRequired TextbookYou will need a scientific calculator for the exams and problem sets.NO graphing or programmable calculators will be allowed at the examsYou will need a scientific calculator for the exams and problem sets.NO graphing or programmable calculators will be allowed at the examsBasis of Course GradeBasis of Course GradeA+ 920-1000 C+ 749-717A 919-883 C 716-683A- 882-850 C- 682-650B+ 849-817 D+ 649-617B 816-783 D 616-583B- 782-750 D- 582-550 F <549Basis of Course GradeBasis of Course Grade4 Hourly Exam (150 pts ea.) 600 ptsHomework (8 x 40 pts. ea.) 320 ptsPre-lecture questions (20 x 4 pts. ea.) 80 ptsTotal points possible 1,000 ptsExam InformationExam Information•Three exams will be given during the session: (Thursdays 7:00 pm- 8:50 pm) •February 12th, March 12th, and April 9th•Exam room assignments can be found under the exams link on the website.•Final Exam will be given during Finals:Friday May 8th from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm. It is NOT cumulative.•Chapters covered on exam given on syllabus•Format: Mostly Multiple Choice Qs, some Short Answer Responses•Review sessions will be held in place of lecture before each examExam Information: Conflicts/IllnessExam Information: Conflicts/Illness•If you have a conflict with an exam you must fill out a conflict exam request using the form available on the course web site.•Typical deadline for requesting conflicts is 1 week prior to the exam.•Conflicts are given on the regular exam day or are prorated.•If you are ill on the day of an exam, see a doctor and when you are well present documentation to Dean of Students.•If you are ill and chose to take the exam your score will stand.•Once the Dean has sent you a letter forward it to Dr. LevesqueRe-gradesRe-grades•The purpose of re-grades is to contest the grading received for a specific question either on one of the LonCapa exercises or Exams. •Allowed on every assignment and exam (except for final exam)•Download the form, fill it out, save it and send it back•Submit to [email protected]•Must be submitted within one week of day assignment returned.Course FormsCourse FormsFormsSpecial Accommodations Special Accommodations •Special needs due to –Disabilities (DRES) or religious reasons•Contact Dr. Levesque after class or by email as soon as possibleAcademic IntegrityAcademic Integrity•Your work must be your own•Exams - Copying will not be tolerated–Protect your work–May result in grade of zero for examHow to Succeed in this CourseHow to Succeed in this Course-Review the following video "Strategies for Studying Biology" -Keep up with reading the textbook-Attend office hours on a regular basis-Join a study group-Review the following video "Strategies for Studying Biology" -Keep up with reading the textbook-Attend office hours on a regular basis-Join a study groupEmergency ProceduresEmergency ProceduresSign up for emergency text messages at emergency.illinois.edu. You’ll receive information from the police and administration during these types of situations.If you have any questions, go to police.illinois.edu, or call 217-333-1216.Sign up for emergency text messages at emergency.illinois.edu. You’ll receive information from the police and administration during these types of situations.If you have any questions, go to police.illinois.edu, or call 217-333-1216.Remember, RUN away or HIDE if you can, FIGHT if you have no other option.Remember, RUN away or HIDE if you can, FIGHT if you have no other option.MCB 450Lecture 1The Unity of BiochemistryCarbon Compounds & StereochemistryFunctional GroupsTypes of Biological MoleculesCentral DogmaDomains of LifeCellular Organization1-1The unity of biochemistry1-2• The cell is the basic unit of life.• All cellular processes can be explained by basic chemical principles.• Fundamental molecular building blocks are the same.• One cell differs from another cell, but it is a variation on a theme.http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Yeasts-and-Bacteria-Live-in-Kefir-Grains-Embedded-in-Kefiran-Gel-They-Metabolize-the-Sugar-Posters_i9014831_.htmhttp://cosmosmagazine.com/features/the-promise-regeneration/Anything found to be true of E. coli must also be true of elephants. - Jacques Monod, Nobel LaureateThe unity of biochemistry1-3Characteristics of Living Systems• All living cells can divide• All living organisms (uni- or multicellular) can replicate their geneticmaterial and the "replicated molecule" is DNA• All living organisms convert information stored in DNAinto protein (via RNA)• Proteins allow cells to…• transform energy and use it
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