KE7001 Biochemistry Lectures

This is the starting page for the biochemistry lecture series. Clicking on a lecture title will bring you to a page where you can read a short abstract of the corresponding lecture, view a list of relevant key words and topics, and find recommended links for self studies.

Lecture index (Chapter references in Stryer, 5th ed)

Roll call and practical information (no link)

Zoom in: From animals/plants to cells (Ch 1-2)

Zoom in: Inside cells (Ch 1-2)

Basic principles of biochemistry (Ch 1-2)

Writing lab reports (see compendium)

Amino acids and proteins (Ch 3.1-3)

Protein structure and function (Ch 3.4-6, 4.5)

Enzymes: Basic concepts and kinetics (1) (Ch 8.1-5)

Enzymes: Basic concepts and kinetics (2) (Ch 8.1-5)

Catalytic strategies (Ch 9)

Exploring proteins (Ch 4.1-3 and lab manual)

Regulation: Enzymes and hemoglobin (Ch 10)

Co-factors, vitamins and carbohydrates (Ch 8.1.1, 8.6, 11)

Lipids, membranes, channels and pumps (Ch 12-13)

Signal-transduction pathways (Ch 15)

Metabolism: Basic concepts and design (Ch 14)

Glycolysis and gluconeogenesis (Ch 16)

The citric acid cycle (Ch 17)

Oxidative phosphorylation (Ch 18)

Pentose phosphate pathway. Glycogen (Ch 20. 3-5, 21)

Fatty acid metabolism (Ch 22)

Protein turnover and amino acid metabolism (Ch 23-24)

Integration of metabolism (Ch 30)

Light reactions of photosynthesis (Ch 19)

CO2-fixation and the Calvin cycle (Ch 20.1-2)

The immune system (Ch 33)

DNA structure and replication (see back)

Transcription and gene regulation - RNA (see back)

Protein synthesis (see back)

DNA cloning and molecular tools (Ch 6)

Exploring evolution, bioinformatics (Ch 7)