TENTATIVE Lecture Schedule (Fall 2007)

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Lecture 

Date     

Class     

Lecturer     

Topic        

Chapter (Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, 4th ed.)

1

Aug. 20 (M)

Lecture

Ziegler/McEvoy/Baldwin

Introduction

1 (pp. 3-21)

Aug. 21 (Tu), 5:00-6:15 pm;
Aug. 22 (W), 4:00-5:15 pm

general chem review (duplicate sessions -- just attend one time)

Faculty

Chemical Equilibrium, pH, pKa, etc.
ROOMS:
Tues., BioW 301;
Wed., CESL 103 (right after class)

1 (p. 26)
2 (pp. 60-69)

2

Aug. 22 (W)

Lecture

Ziegler

Water Properties/Noncovalent Interactions

2

Aug. 22-23 (W-Th)

Discussion (Prob. Set 1)

Water/Acid-Base

3

Aug. 24 (F)

Lecture

Ziegler

Bioenergetics

1 (pp.21-28); 13 (pp. 481-507)

4

Aug. 27 (M)

Lecture
P.S. 1 due

Ziegler

Bioenergetics

13 (pp. 481-507)

5

Aug. 29 (W)

Lecture

Ziegler

Bioenergetics

13 (pp. 481-507)

Aug. 29-30 (W-Th)

Discussion (Prob. Set 2)

Bioenergetics

6

Aug. 31 (F)

Lecture
P.S. 2 due

Baldwin

Amino Acids

3 (pp. 75-89)

Sept. 3 (M)

NO CLASS

  LABOR DAY  
7

Sept. 5 (W)

Lecture

Baldwin

Amino Acids/Peptides

3; 4 (pp. 116-144)

Sept. 5-6 (W-Th)

Discussion (Prob. Set 3)

Amino Acids/Peptides

8

Sept. 7 (F)

Lecture, 10-min quiz
P.S. 3 due

McEvoy

Protein Secondary Structure

4 (pp. 116-144)

9

Sept. 10 (M)

Lecture

McEvoy

Protein Tertiary Structure

4 (pp. 116-144)

10

Sept. 12 (W)

Lecture

McEvoy

Protein Tertiary Structure

4 (pp. 116-144)

Sept. 12-13 (W-Th)

Discussion (help session)

Review

11

Sept. 14 (F)

Lecture

Baldwin

Protein Quaternary Structure

4 (pp. 144-151)

Sept. 17 (M)

EXAM 1

12

Sept. 19 (W)

Lecture

Baldwin

Protein Folding and Stability

4 (pp. 144-151)

Sept. 19-20 (W-Th)

Discussion (Prob. Set 4)

Protein Structure (online, in BMB computer lab, Room 243 BSW; open 8 am-3:50 pm)

13

Sept. 21 (F)

Lecture
P.S. 4 due

Dr. Matt Cordes
(guest lecture)

Molecular Evolution of Proteins

3 (pp. 106-110); 4 (pp. 141-144)

14

Sept. 24 (M)

Lecture

Ziegler

Protein Function - Myoglobin

5

15

Sept. 26 (W)

Lecture

Ziegler

Hemoglobin

5

Sept. 26-27 (W-Th)

Discussion (Prob. Set 5)

Protein Structure & Stability, Ligand Binding

16

Sept. 28 (F)

Lecture
P.S. 5 due

Ziegler

Hemoglobin

5

17

Oct. 1 (M)

Lecture

Ziegler

Hemoglobin

5

18

Oct. 3 (W)

Lecture

McEvoy

Contractile Proteins

5

Oct. 3-4 (W-Th)

Discussion (Prob. Set 6)

Hemoglobin/Contractile Proteins

19

Oct. 5 (F)

Lecture, 10-min quiz
P.S. 6 due

Baldwin

Enzymes: Introduction

6 (pp. 191-209)

20

Oct. 8 (M)

Lecture

Baldwin

Enzyme Kinetics

6 (pp. 191-209)

21

Oct. 10 (W)

Lecture

Baldwin

Enzymes: Bisubstrate reactions

6 (pp. 191-209)

Oct. 10-11 (W-Th)

Discussion (help session)

Review

22

Oct. 12 (F)

Lecture

Baldwin

Enzymes: Inhibition

6 (pp. 209-225)

Oct. 15 (M)

EXAM 2

 

23

Oct. 17 (W)

Lecture

Baldwin

Enzymes: Inhibition, Mechanisms

6 (pp. 209-225)

Oct. 17-18 (W-Th)

Discussion (Prob. Set 7)

Enzymes

Oct. 19 (F)

NO CLASS   Family Weekend, Honors Convocations (3 pm)  
24

Oct. 22 (M)

Lecture
P.S. 7 due

Baldwin

Enzymes: Chemical Mechanisms

6 (pp. 209-225)

25

Oct. 24 (W)

Lecture

Baldwin

Enzymes: Chemical Mechanisms

6 (pp. 209-225)

Oct. 24-25 (W-Th)

Discussion (Prob. Set 8)

Enzyme Mechanisms

26

Oct. 26 (F)

Lecture
P.S. 8 due

Baldwin

Enzymes: Chemical Mechanisms

6 (pp. 209-225)

27

Oct. 29 (M)

Lecture

Baldwin

Enzymes: Chemical Mechanisms

6 (pp. 209-225)

28

Oct. 31 (W)

Lecture

Ziegler

Enzymes: Regulation

6 (pp. 225-233)

Oct. 31-Nov. 1 (Th)

Discussion (Prob. Set 9)

Enzyme Mechanisms, Regulation

29

Nov. 2 (F)

Lecture, 10-min. quiz
P.S. 9 due

Ziegler

Enzymes: Regulation

6 (pp. 225-233)

30

Nov. 5 (M)

Lecture

Ziegler

Enzymes: Regulation

6 (pp. 225-233)

31

Nov. 7 (W)

Lecture

Ziegler

Carbohydrates and Glycobiology

7

Nov. 7-8 (W-Th)

Discussion (help session)

review

32

Nov. 9 (F)

Lecture

Ziegler

Carbohydrates/Glycobiology/Lipids

7; 10

Nov. 12 (M)

NO CLASS

VETERANS' DAY

 

Nov. 14 (W)

EXAM 3      

Nov. 14-15 (W-Th)

Discussion (Prob. Set 10)

Enzyme Regulation/Carbohydrates/Lipids

33

Nov. 16 (F)

Lecture
P.S. 10 due

Ziegler/McEvoy

Lipids/Membranes

10; 11

34

Nov. 19 (M)

Lecture

McEvoy

Membrane Proteins

11

Nov. 21 (W)

NO CLASS

 

 

 

Nov. 22/23 (Th-F)

NO CLASS

THANKSGIVING

35

Nov. 26 (M)

Lecture

McEvoy

Membranes: Transport

11

36

Nov. 28 (W)

Lecture

McEvoy

Membranes: Transport

11

Nov. 28-29 (W-Th)

Discussion (Prob. Set 11)

Transport/Nucleic Acids

37

Nov. 30 (F)

Lecture, 10-min quiz
P.S. 11 due

McEvoy

Nucleic Acids

8

38

Dec. 3 (M)

Lecture

McEvoy

Nucleic Acids

8

39

Dec. 5 (W)

Lecture

McEvoy

Nucleic Acids

8

Dec. 6 (Th)
("Dead Day")

Review/help session

Faculty

Help Session 1:30-3:00 pm (reg. classroom, CESL 103)

Dec. 12 (W)

FINAL EXAM

CESL 103
2:00-4:00PM

NOTE START TIME!
Approx 50% last part of course, and 50% material from first three parts of course

 

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