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Lecture Schedule
Lecture Notes Links Index of pages linked from Lectures 1-34. (12.2.03)
[Chapters assigned in Campbell are in brackets.]

Week 1
M	Aug. 25	1. Introduction to the Course & Functional Groups [1]
W	Aug. 27	2. Water Structure & Hydrogen Bonds [2.1-2.2]
F	Aug. 29	3. Acid-Base Equilibria & Buffers [2.3-2.6]

Week 2
M	Sep. 1	LABOR DAY
W	Sep. 3	4. Structure & Properties of Amino Acids [3.1-3.3]
F	Sep. 5	5. Peptides [3.4-3.5]

Week 3
M	Sep. 8	6. Protein Primary & Secondary Structure [4.1-4.3 & A.4, pp. 125-130]
W	Sep. 10	7. Protein Tertiary & Quaternary Structure [4.3-4.5]
F	Sep. 12	8. Protein Folding & Protein Viewing [4.2-4.5]

Week 4
M	Sep. 15	9. Biochemical Energetics 1 [12.1-12.6]
W	Sep. 17	10. Biochemical Energetics 2 [12.7-12.10]
F	Sep. 19	EXAM 1: Covers Lectures 1-8       Exam 1   and   Exam 1 Answers

Week 5
M	Sep. 22	11. Immunoglobulin Structure and Function [21.5]
W	Sep. 24	12. Ligand Binding Measurements [None]   "Ligand Binding" handout
F	Sep. 26	13. O2 Binding by Myoglobin & Hemoglobin [4.5]

Week 6
M	Sep. 29	14. Enzyme Kinetics [5.1-5.6]
W	Oct. 1	15. Enzyme Inhibition [5.7, 6.1-6.4, & 6.7]
F	Oct. 3	16. Protein Purification [A.1-A.3] (Interchapter A)

Week 7
M	Oct. 6	17. Nucleic Acid Structures [8]
W	Oct. 8	18a. DNA Replication & Repair [9]
F	Oct. 10	18b. DNA Replication & Repair [9]

Week 8
M	Oct. 13	19. DNA Transcription [10]
W	Oct. 15	20. Transcription Regulation [10] (Section 10.6 omitted)
F	Oct. 17	MID-SEMESTER BREAK

Week 9
M	Oct. 20	21. Protein Synthesis: tRNA Structure & Charging [11.1-11.3]
W	Oct. 22	22. Ribosomes & Peptide Bond Formation [11.4-11.8]
F	Oct. 24	EXAM 2: Covers Lectures 9-20       Exam 2   and   Exam 2 Answers

Week 10
M	Oct. 27	23. Lipids [7.1-7.3]
W	Oct. 29	24. Biological Membranes [7.3-7.5]
F	Oct. 31	25. Membrane Transport [7.6]

Week 11
M	Nov. 3	26. Enzyme Mechanism: Serine Proteases [6.5-6.7]
W	Nov. 5	27. Carbohydrates 1 [13.1-13.3]
F	Nov. 7	28. Carbohydrates 2 [13.4-13.5]

Week 12
M	Nov. 10	29a. Glycolysis 1 [14.1-14.3]
W	Nov. 12	29b. Glycolysis 2 [14.4-14.5]
F	Nov. 14	30. Glycogen Metabolism/Gluconeogenesis [15.1-15.3 & 21.4]

Week 13
M	Nov. 17	31a. Citric Acid Cycle 1 [16.1-16.5]
W	Nov. 19	EXAM 3: Covers Lectures 21-29       Exam 3   and   Exam 3 Answers
F	Nov. 21	31b. Citric Acid Cycle 2 [16.6-16.9]

Week 14
M	Nov. 24	32a. Oxidative Phosphorylation: Electron Transport [17.1-17.4]
W	Nov. 26	THANKSGIVING
F	Nov. 28	THANKSGIVING

Week 15
M	Dec. 1	32b. Oxidative Phosphorylation: ATP Synthesis [17.4-17.8]
W	Dec. 3	33. Catabolism of Fatty Acids [18.1-18.5]
F	Dec. 5	34. Integrated Metabolism [21.1-21.4]
Thu	Dec. 11	FINAL EXAM       Final Exam   and   Final Exam Answers

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