521-212 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Part B

Biochemistry 521-211.

By the end of the program the student should have acquired knowledge of the fundamental areas of biochemistry and molecular biology relating to the biochemistry of metabolic and genetic processes, including a detailed understanding of the principal metabolic pathways and their control and the molecular processes involved in gene expression and its regulation. The content includes expression, transcription and translation of genes to yield functional proteins; mechanism of action of antibiotics; regulation of gene expression; function and regulation of major pathways for the catabolic and anabolic metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and nitrogen-containing compounds in mammalian cells; bioenergetics and mitochondrial function; photosynthesis and carbon fixation; and metabolic control including introduction to the actions of hormones and their intracellular signalling pathways.

Computer-based tests of knowledge gained from computer tutorials (10%); a 40-minute written mid-term examination (10%); a 3-hour written examination at the end of the semester (80%).