BIOCHEMISTRY BIOL50133/CHEM50133 Fall 2007 Welcome to biochemistry! Dr. Youngha Ryu – – – – Sid W Richardson (SWR) Building 442 [email protected] x 6199 http://personal.tcu.edu/yryu/teaching.html Additional Resources • Library reserves http://lib.tcu.edu/www/ereserve/TitleList.asp?AlephID=BIOL50133 • Interactive animations http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/boyer/0471661791/animations/animations.htm • HHMI http://www.hhmi.org • Web links http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/boyer/0471661791/links/links.htm What is biochemistry? “The study of life at the molecular level” • Structure and function of biological molecules • Molecular interactions • Biosynthesis and metabolism • Bioenergetics • Genetic information and its expression Why we should study biochemistry? • Curiosity - Fundamental understanding of life • Solving medical problems - Understanding of diseases and design of new drugs • $$$ - Pharmaceutical and industrial applications (e.g. therapeutic proteins, bioethanol etc) Tools of biochemistry • Physics – Structure (X-ray, NMR), Kinetics • Chemistry – Synthesis, purification and modification • Molecular Genetics – Cloning and gene modification • Cell biology
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