ASCI 77503 - (was 7375) Biological Molecules

Three credit hours.

Was ASCI 7375. Three, five-week modules will provide a critical introduction to the structure and biological functions of nucleic acids, proteins, and membranes. Topics in the first section, nucleic acids, include structure-function relationships among DNA, RNA, and proteins during replication, transcription, and translation. Topics in the second section, proteins, include the principles of protein folding, function, purification, and enzyme kinetics. Topics in the third section, membranes, include mobility of membrane constituents, properties of membrane proteins, mechanisms of membrane transport, membrane synthesis and flow, secretion, receptors, and signal transduction.

Prerequisites: introductory biochemistry course or permission of the instructor.