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Introduction To Biochemistry L1

The document outlines a course in Biochemistry and Cell Biology over 24 lectures, covering topics such as amino acids and proteins, enzymes, metabolism, DNA replication, transcription and translation, and gene regulation. The introductory talk defines biochemistry as the study of chemical processes in living organisms involving biological macromolecules and metabolites, and notes the four main classes of biomolecules.

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Introduction To Biochemistry L1

The document outlines a course in Biochemistry and Cell Biology over 24 lectures, covering topics such as amino acids and proteins, enzymes, metabolism, DNA replication, transcription and translation, and gene regulation. The introductory talk defines biochemistry as the study of chemical processes in living organisms involving biological macromolecules and metabolites, and notes the four main classes of biomolecules.

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Biochemistry & Cell Biology (PHR 213.

3)
Course Teacher: Ms. Tabinda Islam
MSc, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, United Kingdom
Short Course Outline [PHR 213]
Lecture Topic(s) Lecture Topic(s)
Introduction to biochemistry & cell
1-2 biology 13-14 Metabolism of foods

3-4 Amino acids and Proteins 15 Glycolysis, Kreb`s cycle


4-5 Functions of Proteins 16-17 Oxidative phosphorylation
Enzymes and their kinetics
6-7 18-19 DNA replication
and mechanisms
Intermediary metabolism and
8-9 the role of carbohydrates and 20-21 Transcription, translation
lipids in cell functions
Recent advancement in the
Gene regulation, transcription
10-11 field of Biochemistry 22-23 factors
(Scientific Journal Review)
12 Review class 24 Review class
Mid-term Exam Final Exam
Introductory Talk
Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of life processes.

These processes entail the interplay of two different classes of molecules: large
molecules such as proteins and nucleic acids, referred to as biological
macromolecules, and low-molecular-weight molecules such as glucose and glycerol,
referred to as metabolites, that are chemically transformed in biological processes.

Members of both these classes of molecules are common, with minor variations, to
all living things. For example, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) stores genetic
information in all cellular organisms. Proteins, the macromolecules that are key
participants in most biological processes, are built from the same set of 20 building
blocks in all organisms. Furthermore, proteins that play similar roles in different
organisms often have very similar three-dimensional structures.
Continue…
• Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of
chemical processes within and relating to living organisms.
• By controlling information flow through biochemical signaling and
the flow of chemical energy through metabolism, biochemical
processes give rise to the complexity of life.
• Today, the main focus of pure biochemistry is on understanding
how biological molecules give rise to the processes that occur
within living cells
• Biochemistry is closely related to molecular biology, the study of the
molecular mechanisms by which genetic information encoded in
DNA is able to result in the processes of life.
Biomolecules

The four main classes of molecules in biochemistry


(often called biomolecules) are

 carbohydrates,
 lipids,
 proteins, and
 nucleic acids
Books:
1. Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Gregory J. Gatto Jr., Lubert Stryer -
Biochemistry

Link: file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/epdf.pub_biochemistry-seventh-edition.pdf

2. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry by David L. Nelson and Michael M. Cox

3. Molecular Biology of the Cell by Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson , Julian


Lewis , Martin Raff , Keith Roberts , Peter Walter

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