Biochemistry & Molecular Bio. 523 - General Biochemistry I
Spring
2026
01AA
1:00AM 1:00AM
UMass Amherst
75890
75886
Structure and function of biological molecules, especially proteins, lipids and carbohydrates. Important concepts include bioenergetics, biological catalysis, and metabolic pathways as interacting regulated systems. Having taken a full year of organic chemistry (or second semester concurrently) is strongly recommended.
Open to Graduate students only. BIOCHEM 275 w/ B-, CHEM class This discussion section is for students who do not want to attend peer-led team learning (PLTL) sessions. All students will start out by enrolling in this section, and can swap into a PLTL discussion when sections open-up during the first week of classes.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.