Undergraduate biochemistry course information
Credits: 3
Modality: in-person and online
Course description: Topics in biochemistry related to aspects of daily living. Development of knowledge and skills for understanding bioscience information in news media and the Internet. Selected biochemical concepts with applications to humans, such as: chemical principles and biomolecules, nutrition/diets, growth and aging, disease, fermentation, drug action, medical diagnostics and forensics, and bioethics.
Prerequisites: none
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer (online only)
K-State Core: 4 Natural and Physical Sciences
K-State 8: Empirical and Quantitative Reasoning, Natural and Physical Sciences
Credits: 1 (three hours of laboratory time per week)
Modality: in-person
Course description: Experiments to promote understanding of chemicals and reactions in living systems.
Prerequisite: BIOCH 110 or concurrent enrollment
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
K-State Core: 4 Natural and Physical Sciences
K-State 8: Empirical and Quantitative Reasoning, Natural and Physical Sciences
Credits: 5 (three hours of lecture and six hours of lab per week)
Modality: in-person and online
Course description: For students in health and human sciences, nursing, and other areas desiring an integrated organic chemistry and biochemistry course to provide an understanding of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and digestive and metabolic systems.
Prerequisite: CHM 110
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer (online only)
K-State Core: 4 Natural and Physical Sciences
K-State 8: Empirical and Quantitative Reasoning, Natural and Physical Sciences
Credits: 3
Modality: in-person
Course description:
Notes: Open only to Arts & Sciences students who are active members of the University Honors Program. May be used by biochemistry majors in the honors program to satisfy a requirement for BIOCH 799. Instructor permission required.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
K-State Core: NA
K-State 8: Empirical and Quantitative Reasoning, Natural and Physical Sciences
Credits: 3
Modality: in-person and online
Course description: A basic study of the chemistry and metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
Prerequisite: CHM 350 or CHM 531
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer (online only)
K-State Core: NA
K-State 8: Empirical and Quantitative Reasoning, Natural and Physical Sciences
Credits: 3
Modality: in-person (two hours of lecture and six hours of lab per week)
Course description: A one-semester laboratory course encompassing a connected series of experiments that span biochemical chromatographic techniques, PCR- cloning into plasmids by restriction fragment exchange, protein expression and purification by His-tag affinity chromatography, spectroscopic analysis of ligand binding, enzyme kinetics and inhibition.
Prerequisite: CHM 351 or CHM 532, BIOCH 521 or concurrent enrollment
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
K-State Core: NA
K-State 8: Empirical and Quantitative Reasoning, Natural and Physical Sciences
Credits: 3
Modality: in-person
Course description: Covers medically related concepts, structures, pathways and mechanisms in biochemistry. Addresses the fundamental biochemistry behind veterinary, medical or dental topics and issues. Instructs in the fundamental principles of protein structure and function, enzymology, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, hormones, biochemical energetics, membranes, nucleic acid and protein metabolism, information transfer and the genetic code, genomic and proteomic analyses, the interdependence of biochemical pathways, pathogenesis and additional new topics.
Note: Serves as preparatory for the MCAT/DAT/GRE examinations.
Prerequisite: BIOCH 521
Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 1-3
Modality: in-person
Course description: Provides laboratory experience for majors and nonmajors in research techniques contributing to ongoing biochemical research.
Notes: Requires instructor permission. Can be repeated for credit.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
K-State Core: NA
K-State 8: Empirical and Quantitative Reasoning, Natural and Physical Sciences
Credits: 3
Modality: in-person
Course description: An introduction to physical methods, kinetics, and thermodynamics of biochemical reactions and bioenergetics, chemistry of proteins and amino acids, carbohydrate chemistry, and metabolism. BIOCH 755 and 765 are for students interested in a two-semester comprehensive coverage of biochemistry. For a one-semester course, enroll in BIOCH 521.
Prerequisites: Undergraduate students should take BIOCH 521 or an equivalent course before taking BIOCH 755
Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 2 (six hours of lab per week)
Modality: in-person
Course description: An intensive laboratory course to accompany BIOCH 755. BIOCH 756 and 766 are sequential courses for students interested in a two-semester comprehensive coverage of experiments in biochemistry. For a one-semester laboratory course, enroll in BIOCH 522.
Prerequisite: BIOCH 755 or concurrent enrollment
Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
Modality: in-person
Course description: Continuation of BIOCH 755. Lipid chemistry and metabolism, amino acid metabolism, nutrition, nucleic acid chemistry and metabolism, integration of biochemical pathways and metabolic control mechanisms.
Prerequisite: BIOCH 755
Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
Modality: in-person
Course description: Survey of the biophysical methods most frequently encountered in biochemistry and related disciplines. A summary of concepts and techniques of physical science used in studying the structure and function of biomacromolecules such as proteins and DNA. Applications include classical equilibrium thermodynamics and analytical methods like mass spectrometry and circular dichroism (CD), fluorescence, EPR and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. An emphasis on the underlying principles and techniques used in determining the molecular weight and shape of biopolymers, biochemical mechanisms of action, and observation of conformational changes in macromolecules.
Prerequisites: Undergraduate students should take BIOCH 521 or BIOCH 755 before taking BIOCH 775
Typically Offered: Spring
K-State Core: NA
K-State 8: Empirical and Quantitative Reasoning, Natural and Physical Sciences
Credits: 0-18
Modality: in-person
Course description: Supervised research experience in biochemistry and molecular biophysics.
Notes: Instructor permission is required. Can be repeated for credit.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer