Description
Biochemistry pertains to the study of living systems at the
molecular level and provides a background appropriate for
further work in the growing technologies of biochemical
engineering, biotechnology, microbiology, toxicology and
molecular biology. This course will focus on selected aspects
of biochemistry that provide the non-specialist with the
principles for understanding the structure and function
relationships of biomolecules including DNA, proteins, enzymes,
carbohydrates, and monoclonal antibodies. Metabolic pathways,
their regulation and control, the biocatalytic process, and
laboratory and bioprocess separation techniques will be
highlighted. Protein purification techniques will be utilized in a
“hands-on” fashion using a computer program which simulates
a test case of purification.