CHEMISTRY 222
COURSE SYLLABUS


Welcome to Chemistry 222, 
an introductory biochemistry course 
concentrating on proteins and enzymes.  

WEEK I:
LECTURE 1 Intro to Course
LECTURE 2 Amino Acids: Basic Structure and Composition

WEEK II:

LECTURE 3 COLLEGE CLOSED
LECTURE 4 Amino Acids: Basic Structure and Composition

WEEK III:

LECTURE 5 Amino Acids: General Categories & Side Chains
LECTURE 6 Amino Acids: General Categories & Side Chains

WEEK IV:

LECTURE 7 Amino Acids: CD-ROM Molecular Modeling
LECTURE 8 Amino Acids: CD-ROM Molecular Modeling

WEEK V:

LECTURE 9 Amino Acids: Titration Curves (Acid-Base)
LECTURE 10 Exam I on Amino Acids 

WEEK VI:

LECTURE 11 Electrophoresis of Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins 
LECTURE 12 General Categories of Proteins 

WEEK VII:

LECTURE 13 Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Structure 
LECTURE 14 Amino Acid Analysis & Sequencing 

WEEK VIII:

LECTURE 15 Review for Exam II
LECTURE 16 Exam II on Proteins

WEEK IX:

LECTURE 17 Globular Proteins-Characteristics & Examples
LECTURE 18 Fibrous Proteins-Characteristics & Examples

WEEK X:

LECTURE 19 Separation Techniques for Proteins 
LECTURE 20 Assay Techniques for Biological Activity 

WEEK XI:

LECTURE 21 Review for Exam III
LECTURE 22 Exam III on Proteins 

WEEK XII:

LECTURE 23 General Categories of Enzymes 
LECTURE 24 Mechanism of Chymotrypsin Action

WEEK XIII:

LECTURE 25 Enzyme Kinetics I
LECTURE 26 Enzyme Kinetics II

WEEK XIV:

LECTURE 27 Enzyme Kinetics III
LECTURE 28 Exam IV on Enzymes

WEEK XV:

LECTURE 29 Enzyme Activation 
LECTURE 30 Purification of Enzyme Activity I

WEEK XVI:

LECTURE 31 Purification of Enzyme Activity II
LECTURE 32 X-Ray Crystallography

WEEK XVII:

LECTURE 33 Summary of Enzymes and Review for Final

FINAL EXAM(V)