An introduction to the molecular anatomy and properties of the major cellular biomolecules: proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids. The course also covers the structural organization of membranes and other macromolecular complexes. Enzyme mechanisms and membrane transport phenomena will be examined in the context of quantitative analyses these processes and of structure/function relationships. Lectures will focus on explaining concepts, with example practice problems. Tutorials will provide students with review of lecture material and the opportunity to work through questions from the text book and other sources.
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