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The web pages for most undergraduate biochemistry courses can be found on either WebCT or Blackboard. Students can find their course home page by visiting https://courses.missouri.edu.
The following Winter 2008 courses have independent web pages:
Biochemistry 8430Descriptions of all Biochemistry Courses
| Title | Introduction to Biochemistry | ||
| Number | 1090 | Typically Offered | Fall |
| Prerequisites | Instructor's consent Chemistry 1320 (or concurrent) |
Credit Hours | 3 |
| Description | Fundamental concepts in biochemistry and molecular biology, structure function relationships, reactivity, thermodynamics, gene expression. Professional skills for biomedical careers. Primarily for freshman and sophomore biochemistry majors. | ||
| Title | Topics in Biochemistry | ||
| Number | 2001 | Typically Offered | Fall |
| Prerequisites | Credit Hours | 1-4 | |
| Description | Initial offering of a course in Biochemistry designed primarily for undergraduates. | ||
| Title | The Living World: Molecular Scale | ||
| Number | 2110 | Typically Offered | Winter |
| Prerequisites | Chemistry 1100 or equivalent | Credit Hours | 3 |
| Description | Survey modern biochemistry and biotechnology. Structure and function of DNA, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates. The role of biopolymers in life processes and everyday living is emphasized. | ||
| Title | Biotechnology in Society | ||
| Number | 2112 | Typically Offered | Fall, Winter |
| Prerequisites | Chemistry 1100 or equivalent | Credit Hours | 3 |
| Description | Biotechnology in a social context covers three areas: introduction to terminology and concepts, specific biotechnological applications to modern problems, and ethical questions (e.g., "proper" limitations, unforseen spin offs). | ||
| Title | General Biochemistry | ||
| Number | 3630 | Typically Offered | Winter |
| Prerequisites | Chemistry 2050 or equivalent | Credit Hours | 3 |
| Description | Survey of biochemistry: static/dynamic aspects of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acid. Discussion of metabolic pathways, energy production, and metabolic regulatory mechanism. | ||
| Title | Topics in Biochemistry | ||
| Number | 4001 | Typically Offered | |
| Prerequisites | Instructors consent | Credit Hours | Credit Arranged |
| Description | Experimental courses; highly specialized topics taught infrequently or courses taught by visiting professors. | ||
| Title | Biochemistry | ||
| Number | 4270 / 7270 | Typically Offered | Fall, Winter |
| Prerequisites | Chemistry 2120 or equivalent | Credit Hours | 3 |
| Description | First semester of comprehensive biochemistry course: metabolic pathways, amino acids/proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, kinetics, energy requirements, metabolic regulation in living cells. | ||
| Title | Biochemistry | ||
| Number | 4272 / 7272 | Typically Offered | Fall, Winter |
| Prerequisites | Biochemistry 4270 | Credit Hours | 3 |
| Description | Second semester of a comprehensive biochemistry course, including metabolism of carbohydrates, fatty acids, steroids, amino acid synthesis and metabolism, molecular genetics, hormones, photosynthesis and integrated metabolism. | ||
| Title | Biochemistry of Human Disease | ||
| Number | 4280 | Typically Offered | Fall |
| Prerequisites | Biochemistry 270 and Instructors consent. | Credit Hours | 3 |
| Description | Small group learning of medical biochemistry through systematic analysis of clinical cases. Emphases are on self-learning, group discussions, and teaching one another. Graded on A/F basis only. | ||
| Title | Molecular Biology Laboratory | ||
| Number | 4374 / 7374 | Typically Offered | |
| Prerequisites | Biology 2200 and Biochemistry 4270 or concurrent enrollment in Biology 4976 | Credit Hours | 2 |
| Description | (same as Biology 4974) Emphasizes recently developed genetic and biochemical techniques; illustrates how they apply to contemporary problems in biological research. | ||
| Title | Computer Assisted Sequence Analysis and Molecular Modeling | ||
| Number | 4376 / 7376 | Typically Offered | Fall |
| Prerequisites | Chemistry 2120 | Credit Hours | 2 |
| Description | This course uses advanced computer graphics and computational techniques to analyze protein and nucleic acid sequences and their three-dimensional structures. | ||
| Title | Problems in Biochemistry | ||
| Number | 4385 | Typically Offered | Summer |
| Prerequisites | Credit Hours | 1-3 | |
| Description | |||
| Title | Undergraduate Research in Biochemistry | ||
| Number | 4950 | Typically Offered | Summer |
| Prerequisites | Junior standing and Instructors consent. | Credit Hours | 2-3 |
| Description | Individually directed laboratory research for upperclass students under faculty supervision. | ||
| Title | Senior Seminar in Biochemistry | ||
| Number | 4970 | Typically Offered | |
| Prerequisites | Senior standing | Credit Hours | 1 |
| Description | Discuss journal papers dealing with current topics of research, techniques, status of field, importance of results. Students report on completed undergraduate research projects. | ||
| Title | Biochemistry Laboratory | ||
| Number | 4974 / 7274 | Typically Offered | Fall, Winter |
| Prerequisites | Biochemistry 4270 and 4272, or 4272 concurrently | Credit Hours | 4 |
| Description | Techniques course involving analytical experiments with carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, use of instrumentation in biochemistry; radioisotope tracers in metabolism; isolation, purification and kinetics of enzymes. | ||
| Title | Honors Research in Biochemistry | ||
| Number | 4996 | Typically Offered | Summer |
| Prerequisites | Honors student, junior standing and Instructors consent | Credit Hours | 2-3 |
| Description | Laboratory research for upper level honors students in consultation with Biochemistry faculty. | ||
| Title | Problems in Biochemistry | ||
| Number | 7085 / 9085 | Typically Offered | Summer |
| Prerequisites | Credit Hours | ||
| Description | |||
| Title | Ethical Conduct of Research | ||
| Number | 8060 | Typically Offered | |
| Prerequisites | Credit Hours | 1 | |
| Description | (same as Biology 8060) Discussion of ethical issues in biological research, including the rules and conventions for appropriate research conduct. | ||
| Title | Research in Biochemistry | ||
| Number | 8090 / 9090 | Typically Offered | Summer |
| Prerequisites | Credit Hours | Credit Arranged | |
| Description | Research in biochemistry for qualified students, with counsel of faculty. Includes preparation of dissertation. Graded on S/U basis only. | ||
| Title | Nutritional Biochemistry of Carbohydrates | ||
| Number | 8360 | Typically Offered | Fall |
| Prerequisites | Biochemistry 4272 | Credit Hours | 3 |
| Description | (same as Nutritional Sciences 8360) Current concepts with in-depth coverage of selected examples of key regulatory steps controlling carbohydrate metabolism; emphasizing molecular mechanisms. Based entirely on research literature and taught in a tutorial format. | ||
| Title | Molecular Biology of Mineral Nutrition | ||
| Number | 8390 | Typically Offered | |
| Prerequisites | Biochemistry 4272 and one 4000-level nutrition course. | Credit Hours | 3 |
| Description | (same as Nutritional Sciences 8390) Current concepts of metal ion transport, intracellular metal trafficking and metal-dependent regulation of gene expression. Based entirely on research literature and taught in a tutorial format. | ||
| Title | Physical Biochemistry | ||
| Number | 8430 | Typically Offered | Winter |
| Prerequisites | Biochemistry 4272 and Chemistry 3300 | Credit Hours | 3 |
| Description | Physical concepts underlying a variety of physical chemical methods as they apply to biochemical research | ||
| Title | Enzymology and Metabolic Regulation | ||
| Number | 8432 | Typically Offered | Fall |
| Prerequisites | Biochemistry 4272 or equivalent | Credit Hours | 3 |
| Description | A basic introduction to the study of enzymes and their role in intermediary metabolism. Topics include enzyme kinetics, mechanisms of enzymatic catalysis and control of metabolic pathways. | ||
| Title | Nutrient Regulation of Gene Expression | ||
| Number | 8438 | Typically Offered | |
| Prerequisites | Biochemistry 4272 and one 4000-level nutrition course | Credit Hours | 3 |
| Description | (same as Animal Science 8438 and Nutritional Sciences 8438) Current concepts with in-depth coverage of several minerals that illustrate themes in molecular mineral nutrition. Based entirely on research literature and taught in a tutorial format. | ||
| Title | Research in Biochemistry | ||
| Number | 8450 | Typically Offered | Summer |
| Prerequisites | Credit Hours | 2-8 | |
| Description | Does not include preparation of dissertation | ||
| Title | Topics in Biochemistry | ||
| Number | 9001 | Typically Offered | |
| Prerequisites | General Biochemistry, other specified by Instructor each semester course is offered | Credit Hours | 1-9 |
| Description | Experimental courses, highly specialized topics taught infrequently or courses taught by visiting professors | ||
| Title | Graduate Seminar in Biochemistry | ||
| Number | 9087 | Typically Offered | |
| Prerequisites | Credit Hours | 1 | |
| Description | Review of current literature; individual presentation of research or classical science topics. | ||
| Title | Molecular Biology I | ||
| Number | 9430 | Typically Offered | Fall |
| Prerequisites | Credit Hours | 4 | |
| Description | (same as Microbiology 9430) Detailed examination of current fundamental concepts of molecular genetics of bacteria, bacteriophages and yeast. Experimental approaches to analysis of the physical structures of genomic nucleic acids, the biochemistry and genetics of mutations, replication, gene transfer and gene expression will be examined in depth from reports in the current literature. | ||
| Title | Molecular Biology II | ||
| Number | 9432 | Typically Offered | Winter |
| Prerequisites | Biochemistry 9430 | Credit Hours | 4 |
| Description | Detailed experimental analysis of eukaryotic cellular and molecular biology relevant to cellular and viral gene expression, post-transcriptional and post-translational modifications and genome replication. Models for developmental genetic analysis and genetic determinants controlling developmental processes utilizing the current literature will be examined. | ||
| Title | Cancer Biology | ||
| Number | 9460 | Typically Offered | |
| Prerequisites | Biochemistry 4270, Biology 2300 and 4976 | Credit Hours | 3; |
| Description | (same as Biology 9460) The course will cover major molecular and cellular aspects of cancer. Students will read original research articles, present overviews and lead class discussions. | ||
| Title | Hormone Action | ||
| Number | 9462 | Typically Offered | |
| Prerequisites | Biochemistry 4272 | Credit Hours | 2 |
| Description | A lecture course with weekly assigned readings. Topics will include: a description of selected polypeptide, steroid and other hormones and their biological effects; receptors; second messengers; protein phosphorylation in hormone mediation; growth factors; cellular oncogenes | ||
| Title | Neurobiochemistry | ||
| Number | 9464 | Typically Offered | |
| Prerequisites | Biochemistry 4272 or equivalent | Credit Hours | 3 |
| Description | This course is designed to bring up-to-date information on selected biochemical processes occurring in the nervous system. Special emphasis is on the structure and function of neurons, and factors modulating neurotransmitter release and uptake. | ||
| Title | Plant Biochemistry | ||
| Number | 9466 | Typically Offered | Alternate Fall Odd years |
| Prerequisites | Biochemistry 4270 | Credit Hours | 3 |
| Description | Emphasizes biochemistry unique to plants; biochemical events plants share with other organism discussed, compared. Photosynthesis, metabolism, composition, compartmentation, regulation of biochemical events included. | ||
| Title | Molecular Biology of Plant Growth and Development | ||
| Number | 9468 | Typically Offered | |
| Prerequisites | Biology 313 and 370 | Credit Hours | 3 |
| Description | (Same as Biology 9468) Molecular biology of plant hormones, signal transduction, environmental signs. | ||
| Title | Analytical Biochemistry - Chromatography | ||
| Number | 9470 | Typically Offered | Fall |
| Prerequisites | Credit Hours | 2 | |
| Description | Principles, experimental design, capabilities, limitations, and applications of the general field of chromatography of biologically important molecules. Eight (2-hour) lectures, eight (4-hour) labs. | ||
| Title | Analytical Biochemistry - Mass Spectrometry | ||
| Number | 9472 | Typically Offered | Winter |
| Prerequisites | Credit Hours | 2 | |
| Description | Instrumentation, gragmentation mechanisms, interpretation of spectra, combined gas chromatography--mass spectrometry. Eight (2-hour) lectures, eight (4-hour) labs. | ||
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