GS030014 Metabolic Biochemistry
Seifert, William. Four semester hours. Fall annually. Prerequisite: introductory-level biochemistry course and consent of instructor. Limited to degree-seeking GSBS students.
A comprehensive overview of human intermediary metabolism. Areas covered include: protein structure and function; enzymology; energy releasing and consuming processes; anabolic and catabolic pathways of sugars, lipids, nucleic acids, amino acids and specialized biomolecules;
nutrition; and clinical implications of metabolism. Textbook-based reading assignments. Graduate students attend lectures with medical students, but meet separately in small group conferences to develop topics appropriate for research-track students, and are tested and graded separately from the medical students. Fulfills the GSBS molecular area breadth requirement.
