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Undergraduate Catalog 2014-2015 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CHEM 422 - Biochemistry II 3 hours


The second of a two semester course that outlines the structure, function, and chemical properties of biological molecules. Topics include the catabolism of fatty acids and amino acids, the urea cycle, oxidative phosphorylation of the mitochondria and chloroplast, the anabolic reactions of lipids, amino acids, nucleotides, and other nitrogen containing compounds, hormonal regulation and integration in mammalian metabolism and extensions of this concept into the function and regulation of genes and chromosomes, and the biochemical synthesis of DNA, RNA and protein. Students majoring in Biology or Chemistry must earn a grade of C or higher. Cross-listed as BIOL 422 . Prerequisite: BIOL 420 /CHEM 420 .