Chemistry 423 - Biochemistry for Chemists

Spring
2020
01
3.00
Jeanne Hardy
M W F 11:15AM 12:05PM
UMass Amherst
40573
Integrated Sciences Bldg 221
hardy@chem.umass.edu
Introduction to the macromolecules and networks of reactions of living cells, with emphasis on underlying chemical principles. Topics include structure of proteins and nucleic acids, mechanisms of enzyme catalysis, metabloic reaction networks, transfer of genetic information, and recombinant DNA technology.
Open to CHEM and CHEM-ENG students only. CHEM261&62or265&66 w C-/better Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Majors only, or with instructor consent.
Students who have taken BIOCHEM 523/524 are ineligible without instructor permission.
https://spire.umass.edu
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.