CHE 472/CHE 670
Spring 2010
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 by Horton et al.  | 
| Date | Material | Reading | 
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| 1/25 | RNA polymerase | 21 | 
| 1/27 | Prokaryotic Transcription | 21 | 
| 1/29 | Eukaryotic Transcription | 21 | 
| 2/1 | Post-transcriptional processing | 21 | 
| 2/3 | The genetic code | 22
 PS #1  | 
| 2/5 | Transfer RNA and Aminoaceyl-synthetases | 22 | 
| 2/8* | Translation | 22 | 
| 2/10 | Translation (cont.) | 22 | 
| 2/12 | Overview of metabolism | 10 | 
| 2/15 | No Class | |
| 2/17 | ATP hydrolysis | 10
 PS #2  | 
| 2/19 | Oxidation /reduction | 10 | 
| 2/22* | Activation Reactions | 10 | 
| 2/24 | Glycolysis | 11 | 
| 2/26 | Glycolysis | 11 | 
| 3/1 | EXAM II | 
Chs. 22, 23, 10 | 
| 3/3 | Glycolysis | 11 | 
| 3/5 | Fate of Pyruvate | 11 | 
| 3/8 | Citric Acid Cycle | 13
 PS #3  | 
| 3/10 | Citric Acid Cycle | 13 | 
| 3/12 | Regulation of the citric acid cycle | 13 | 
| 3/15* | Oxidative Phosphorylation | 14
 EMS 11 (due 3/26)  | 
| 3/17 | Electron Transport Chain- Complexes I, III, and IV | 14
 PS #4  | 
| 3/19 | Electron Transport Chain- Complex II | 14 | 
| 3/22 | ATP Synthase- stucture | 14 | 
| 3/25 | ATP synthase- conformational changes
and proton transfer
 ATP Synthase Movie  | 
14 | 
| 3/26 | P/O Ratios | 14 | 
| 3/29 | Spring Break | 
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| 3/31 | Spring Break | 
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| 4/2 | Spring Break | 
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| 4/5* | The Bacterial Photosynthetic Reaction Centers | 15
 PS #5  | 
| 4/7 | Photosynthesis- The Light Reactions | 15 | 
| 4/9 | Photosystems I and II | 15
 EMS 9 (due 4/28)  | 
| 4/12 | The Z scheme | 15 | 
| 4/14 | The Dark Reactions | 15 | 
| 4/16 | RuBisCO | 15 | 
| 4/19 | EXAM II | Chs. 11, 13, 14, 15.0-15.7 | 
| 4/21 | Starch and Sucrose synthesis | 15 | 
| 4/23 | Gluconeogenesis | 12 | 
| 4/26* | Glycogen metabolism | 12 | 
| 4/28 | The pentose phosphate pathway | 12 | 
| 4/30 | Fatty Acid Oxidation | 16 | 
| 5/3 | Fatty Acid Oxidation | 
16 | 
| 5/5* | Fatty acid synthesis
 EXAM III (take home exam-due 5/11  | 16
 (Cummulative)  | 
| 5/11
 (9:40-11:30 AM)  | 
Take Home Exam* due 
 Presenations by Graduate tudents (attendence of all students required)  | 
* 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.