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CHM225

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Biochemistry

Biological & Health Sciences Division CLC - College of Lake County

Course Description

This is a non-laboratory course for students interested in science majors, pre-professional health majors (i.e., pharmacy), nutrition, physician’s assistant programs as well as other allied-health disciplines. The course examines the strong relationship between structure and function of the major biologically relevant macromolecules: proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids. The course emphasizes the reactions and mechanisms involved in metabolism, enzyme kinetics and regulation, transport, replication, transcription, and translation. The course explores the impact of chemical biology research and biotechnology in medicine.

Minimum Credit Hours

3

Maximum Credit Hours

3

Lecture - Lab Hours

(3-0)

PCS Code

1.1

Requirements

Prerequisite: CHM 222 (C or better)

Corequisite: CHM 223

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