Molecular Biochemistry II - Spring 2008

Date Quiz Date Topics Text Chapter
Voet & Voet, 3rd Ed.
1/14
1/17
1/24
1/28		 2/6 Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Photosynthetic Dark Reaction: Calvin Cycle
Lipid catabolism, fatty acids & triacylglycerols
Fatty acid synthesis 		23-4
24-3
25-2,3,5
25-4,5
1/31
2/4
2/7
2/11
2/14		 2/20 Eicosanoid synthesis
Cholesterol biosynthesis & utilization
Lipoproteins: lipid digestion & transport
Amino acid catabolism - N
Amino acid catabolism - C 		25-7
25-1,6
25-1,6
26-1,2
26-3
2/19 (Tues.)
2/21
2/25
2/28		 3/5 Heme synthesis
tRNA and ribosomes
Protein synthesis
Protein degradation 		26-4
32-1,2,3
32-3,4
15-3 & 32-6
3/3
3/6
3/17

3/20
 		 3/26 Introduction; Nitrogen cycle
Amino acid biosynthesis: Non-essential AAs
Amino acid biosynthesis: Essential AAs
Physiologically Active Amines
Energy metabolism: Integration of biosynthetic pathways
 		  p. 1044-1049
p. 1030-1038
p. 1038-1040
p. 1024-1030
p. 1054-1057
 549-559
3/24
3/27
 
3/31
 
4/3
4/7		 4/16 Energy metabolism: Organ specialization
Energy metabolism: Starvation, obesity, diabetes
Insulin signaling system
 Nucleotide Metabolism: Purine & pyrimidine
Ribonucleotide metabolism
Deoxyribonucleotide metabolism
Nucleic Acid Structures 		p. 1057-1061
p. 1061-1067
 718-720
p. 1069-1080
 
p. 1080-1101
p. 1107-1122
4/10
 
4/14
4/17
4/21
 

4/28  

 DNA-protein interactions: Transcription factors
 
DNA Methylation
Photosynthesis & redox reactions: One center electron transfer
Photosynthesis & redox reactions: Two-center electron transfer
& photophosphorylation		 p. 1242-1245
     1459-1465
 p. 1204-1209
p. 871-884, 571-574 
p. 884-896
 

Students should bring their laptops to class on Mondays & Thursdays.

Instructors:

Joyce J. Diwan, Science Ctr. 3C11; phone: 8429; email: diwanj. Instructor for classes from 1/14 - 2/28, and Course Coordinator. 

Scott C. Bello, MD, Walker Lab 5301; phone 2501; email: bellos. Instructor for classes from 3/3 - 4/21.

Teaching Assistant:  

Yingying Dong, email: dongy3

Textbook: Biochemistry, D. Voet &  J. G. Voet, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2004.

Class Times: Mon. & Thurs. 2:00-3:50 PM in Sage 5101, and Wed. 8:30-9:50 AM in Darrin 324.

Grades:

Quizzes: There will be six required quizzes during the semester, on 2/6, 2/20, 3/5, 3/26, 4/16, & 4/28. 

Final exam: The optional final exam, if taken, will count one-third of the grade. If the final exam is taken, the grade will be computed as [2 X (average of 6 quiz grades) + final exam grade]/3. The grade will be based on either the average of the six quizzes or on the average including the final exam, whichever is greater. 

Collaboration on exams is not permitted. No notes, books or use of unauthorized materials will allowed during exams. The Rensselaer Handbook defines various forms of Academic Dishonesty and procedures for responding to them. Students should familiarize themselves with this portion of the Handbook and should note that the penalties for cheating can be quite harsh.

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