BIOCHEMISTRY 511 INTRODUCTORY BIOCHEMISTRY Class 26093 5 credits Spring Quarter 2010 Dr Beth Gray Office SC 361J Office Phone 419 995 8868 E mail gray 210 osu edu Mailbox SC 318 Science Faculty Secretary 419 995 8451 I don t have office hours but am available Monday Wednesday and Friday after 2 00 You can either stop by my office or make an appointment Prerequisites Chem 123 and 252 and 2 qtrs of biological sciences Resources Required Principles of Biochemistry 4th Edition H R Horton L A Moran K G Scrimgeour M D Perry and J D Rawn Pearson Prentice Hall Inc 2006 ISBN 9780131453067 3rd edition is probably ok too Optional The Biochemistry Student Companion 2nd edition A J Scism Prentice Hall Inc 2002 ISBN 9780131476059 Companion Prentice Hall website http wps prenhall com esm horton biochemistry 4 Lecture Topics Reading Assignments subject to change as we run out of time Introduction properties of water pH Amino acids Protein structure and function Enzymes Enzyme Mechanisms Coenzymes and Vitamins Carbohydrates Lipids and Membranes Metabolism Glycolysis Additional Carbohydrate metabolism Citric Acid Cycle Krebs Cycle Electron Transport Oxid Phosphorylation Lipid metabolism Nucleic Acids DNA replication Transcription RNA Processing Protein synthesis Recombinant DNA technology Chapter 1 and 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 1 6 4 6 8 Chapter 7 1 7 7 7 12 7 14 7 16 Chapter 8 1 8 3 8 5 8 7 Chapter 9 1 9 3 9 6 9 8 9 12 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 1 11 6 Chapter 12 1 12 3 12 5 12 7 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 1 14 12 Chapter 16 1 16 3 16 7 16 9 16 11 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 1 20 7 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Page 1 of 2 Biochemistry 511 Syllabus Spring 2010 Course Grading Eight quizzes and two problem sets worth 10 points each drop the lowest two Exams 1 and 2 will be given during class time Exam 3 which will be given during Finals week is not cumulative but covers a larger proportion of lecture material and thus is worth more points Item 8 Qz PS at 10 each Exam 1 Exam 2 Exam 3 Points 80 100 100 120 400 Grade A A B B B C C C D D Percentage 91 100 85 90 82 84 78 81 75 77 72 74 68 71 65 67 62 64 55 61 Quiz Problem Set Exam schedule subject to change M M F M F F F M F F F F W April 5 April 12 April 16 April 19 April 23 April 30 May 7 May 10 May 14 May 21 May 28 June 4 June 9 Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Quiz 3 Exam 1 Problem Set 1 due W April 28 Quiz 4 Quiz 5 Exam 2 Problem Set 2 due W May 19 Quiz 6 Quiz 7 Quiz 8 Exam 3 8 9 48 Carmen Carmen can be accessed from the OSU Lima homepage or at https carmen osu edu Your username is your OSU account last name and the password is the same as for your OSU e mail account Carmen has lecture notes links the course calendar handouts and whatever else might be useful PowerPoints of what was covered in lecture will be posted after class meetings These notes are a supplement to lecture not a substitute and you can only be certain of having material needed for class by attending and taking notes yourself Your grades will also be posted on Carmen Page 2 of 2