Syllabus academic year 2009/2010
(Created 2009-08-11.)
INTRODUCTION TO BIOCHEMISTRYKBKA01

Higher education credits: 6. Grading scale: TH. Level: G1 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. Compulsory for: B1. Course coordinator: Professor Per-Olof Larsson,, per-olof.larsson@tbiokem.lth.se och Professor Leif Bülow, Tillämpad biokemi. Assessment: Written examination. Home page: http://www.tbiokem.lth.se/Homepage/Kursen/KBKA01.html.

Aim
The aim of the course is to:

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Contents
Protein structure and function with hemoglobin as specific example

Enzyme properties with chymotrypsin as specific example

Gene structure and function and protein synthesis

Future subjects within the study program is described in the form of inspiration lectures

Literature
Berg, J.M, Tymoczko, J.L and Stryer, L.: Biochemistry, W.H. Freeman & Co, San Fransisco 2007, ISBN:0-7167-8724-5