Biochemistry

This course will provide an advanced focus on 1) biomolecles (amino adis, protein structure and folding, protein function iwth emphasis on hemoglobin and myoglobin, carbohydrate, lipid and membrane structure and function); 2)enzyme kinectics and regulation of enzyme activity; and 3)metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids and nucleotides. Each will be related to theme of regulation and integration of these metabolic pathways and how they differ tin the muscle and the liver. Students are expected to present and discuss at least one recent paper from the primary literature relevant to the course topics. Pre-requisites: Admission to the Master of Science program and satisfactory completion of an upper-level undergraduate biochemistry course.