CHE 472
Spring 2012
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 by Horton et al.  | 
| Date | Material | Reading | 
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| 1/23 | RNA polymerase | 21 | 
| 1/25 | Prokaryotic Transcription | 21 | 
| 1/27 | Eukaryotic Transcription | 21 | 
| 1/30 | Post-transcriptional processing | 21 | 
| 2/1 | The genetic code | 22
 PS #1  | 
| 2/3 | Transfer RNA and Aminoaceyl-synthetases | 22 | 
| 2/6* | Translation | 22 | 
| 2/8 | Translation (cont.) | 22 | 
| 2/10 | Overview of metabolism | 10 | 
| 2/13 | ATP hydrolysis | 10
 PS #2  | 
| 2/15 | Oxidation /reduction | 10 | 
| 2/17* | Activation Reactions | 10 | 
| 2/20 | No Class | |
| 2/22 | Glycolysis | 11 | 
| 2/24 | EXAM II | Chs. 21, 22, 10 | 
| 2/27 | Glycolysis | 11 | 
| 2/29 | Glycolysis | 11 | 
| 3/2 | Fate of Pyruvate | 11 | 
| 3/5 | Citric Acid Cycle | 13
 PS #3  | 
| 3/7 | Citric Acid Cycle | 13 | 
| 3/9 | Regulation of the citric acid cycle | 13 | 
| 3/12* | Oxidative Phosphorylation | 14
 EMS 11 (due 3/25)  | 
| 3/14 | Electron Transport Chain- Complexes I, III, and IV | 14
 PS #4  | 
| 3/16 | Electron Transport Chain- Complex II | 14 | 
| 3/19 | ATP Synthase- stucture | 14 | 
| 3/21 | ATP synthase- conformational changes
and proton transfer
 ATP Synthase Movie  | 
14 | 
| 3/23 | P/O Ratios | 14 | 
| 3/26 | Spring Break | 
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| 3/28 | Spring Break | 
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| 3/30 | Spring Break | 
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| 4/2* | The Bacterial Photosynthetic Reaction Centers | 15
 PS #5  | 
| 4/4 | Photosynthesis- The Light Reactions | 15 | 
| 4/6 | Photosystems I and II | 15 | 
| 4/9 | The Z scheme | 15 | 
| 4/11 | The Dark Reactions | 15 | 
| 4/13 |  EXAM II | 
Chs. 11, 13, 14, 15.0-15.7 | 
| 4/16 | RuBisCO | 15 | 
| 4/18 | Starch and Sucrose synthesis | 15 | 
| 4/20 | Gluconeogenesis | 12 | 
| 4/23* | Glycogen metabolism | 12 | 
| 4/25 | The pentose phosphate pathway | 12 | 
| 4/27 | Fatty Acid Oxidation EXAM III (take home exam-due 5/10)*  | 
16 (Chs. 10-16)  | 
| 4/30* | Fatty Acid Oxidation | 
16 | 
| 5/2 | Fatty acid synthesis
 | 16
 (Cummulative)  | 
| 5/8
 (9:40-11:30AM)  | 
ACS Biochemistry Exam Exam III due  | 
* Use of textbook and reference materials are allowed, but do not discuss exam problems with anyone except the instructor! A score of 0 will be given for anyone failing to observe these rules.