MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND CELLULAR FUNCTION

Course Description

CMB 705 Molecular Structure and Cellular Function (4 credit hours) is a fundamental study in biochemistry that covers the chemistry, biosynthesis and utilization of amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids. Other basic biochemical topics will be protein structure, membrane structure and function, cell organization and function, and cellular tissue structure and function. Students will also develop problem-solving and analytical skills that are more generally applicable to the life sciences.

Course Information

Draw biochemical structures including amino acids, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids.
Describe the synthesis of proteins, lipids, nucleic acids and carbohydrates.
Describe the regulation of proteins and nucleic acids at the epigenetic, transcriptional and post-translational levels.
Compare and contrast the structure of cell components and their function.
Communicate research results effectively through written and oral presentations during the course.
State an ethical issue in the biomedical/molecular life sciences and create a solution for the issue.
Identify the interrelatedness between Biology and Chemistry in Biochemistry.
Investigate medical diagnoses and treatment at the cellular and molecular levels.

Note: The course topics listed below are for a regular fall or spring semester. The summer semester will be shortened to 10 weeks and several topics will be combined.

Topic	Dates*	Instructor
1.0 Introduction to CANVAS/Introduce Yourself	Dates*: Week 1	Instructor: Hennington
1.1 Chemical Bonding and Binding	Dates*: Week 2	Instructor: Hennington
1.2 Proteins: Amino Acids	Dates*: Week 3	Instructor: Hennington
1.3 Proteins: Structure and Folding	Dates*: Week 4	Instructor: Hennington
1.4 Protein Function: Hemoglobin and Myoglobin	Dates*: Week 5	Instructor: Hennington
1.5 Enzymes	Dates*: Week 6	Instructor: Hennington
1.6 Nucleic Acids: Function and Dysfunction	Dates*: Week 7	Instructor: Hennington
1.7 Nucleic Acids: Structure, Transcription, and Translation	Dates*: Week 8	Instructor: Hennington
1.8. Lipids and Membranes I	Dates*: Week 9	Instructor: Hennington
1.9 Lipids and Membranes II	Dates*: Week 10	Instructor: Hennington
1.10 Carbohydrates	Dates*: Week 11	Instructor: Hennington
1.11 Nitrogen Metabolism	Dates*: Week 12	Instructor: Hennington
1.12 Cellular Organization: Structure and Function	Dates*: Week 13	Instructor: Hennington
1.13 Cellular Growth and Differentiation, Dysfunction	Dates*: Week 14	Instructor: Hennington