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Biochemistry II

Course Code	BSC203
Fee Code	S3
Number of Assignments	9
Duration (approx)	100 hours

Strenghten your knowledge on Biochemistry and further your career in Health and Life Sciences. This course goes deeper into every type of molecule that is important for animal life. Discover the importance of enzymes, amino acids and proteins, lipids and fatty acids, carbohydrates and polisaccharids, hormones, vitamins, and nucleic acids.     

COURSE STRUCTURE

There are nine lessons in this module as follows:

1.                   Introduction to Biochemical Molecules

2.                   Amino Acids

3.                   Structure of Proteins

4.                   Protein Dynamics

5.                   Sugars and Polysaccharides

6.                   Lipids (Fats) and Membranes

7.                   Enzymes, Vitamins and Hormones

8.                   DNA and RNA

9.                   Laboratory Techniques

COURSE AIMS

• Describe the characteristics of a range of biochemical molecules
• Distinguish between different groups of biochemical molecules.
• Describe the structural characteristics and other properties that differentiate standard amino acids one from another.
• Discuss structures of different proteins (both covalent and 3-dimensional).
• Describe common protein dynamics including folding, structural evolution and haemoglobin function.
• Describe the structure and dynamics of different types of saccharides and polysaccharides.
• Discuss the composition and structure of both lipids and membranes.
• Describe the structure and dynamics of different types of enzymes, vitamins and hormones.
• Describe the structure and function of different types of nucleic acids including DNA and RNA.
• Identify some of the basic laboratory techniques used in biochemistry and to appreciate the importance of safety in the laboratory.

 

Strenghten your knowledge on Biochemistry and further your career in Health and Life Sciences. Learn about the important building blocks of life including: Amino acids, proteins, sugars, polysaccharides, lipids, enzymes, vitamins, homones, RNA and DNA. This course focuses on biochemical molecules. 

Students would normally have completed Plant or Animal Biochemistry I, before attempting this module.

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