| Weeks | Topics |
| 1 |
Introduction to biochemistry, cells and organelles
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| 2 |
Peptides: classification, peptide bond and structure;
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| 3 |
Proteins; functional and structural classification
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| 4 |
Enzymes: Terminology, classification and general properties
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| 5 |
The structure of carbohydrates, classification, and features
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| 6 |
The structure of lipids, classification, and features
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| 7 |
Midterm
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| 8 |
The structure of vitamins, classification, and features
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| 9 |
Structures of metabolite and vitamin-derived coenzymes and their roles in enzyme function
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| 10 |
Nucleic acids: Nature of nucleic acids, DNA primary, secondary and tertiary structures
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| 11 |
Base pairing, double helices, circular DNA and supercoils, Denaturation and renaturation
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| 12 |
Nucleic acids: RNA primary, secondary and tertiary structures;
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| 13 |
Transcription and Translation
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| 14 |
Final Exam
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