COURSE INFORMATION
AND MATERIALS

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SYLLABUS & IMPORTANT DATES

LECTURE SYLLABUS

GRADES TO DATE ARE POSTED ON BLACKBOARD LEARN

Instructor:

Professor Christine Hrycyna                              SPRING 2013

Office:

BRWN 3130D

E-Mail:

hrycyna@purdue.edu

Lecture Time:

Lecture Place:

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9:30 - 10:20am        

WTHR 104

TAs:

Patty Wiley

BRWN 3124

pwiley@purdue.edu

Dr. Hrycyna's office hour is in BRWN 3130D.

Follow the "Office Hours" link for days and times.

Web Sites:

Follow the link to animations and information from class

Homework Problems:  Additional Practice Problems From Textbook

LECTURE NOTES:

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lectures 2 - 4: Acids, Bases and Buffers

              ●  Why soda hurts!

Lecture 5: Physiological Buffers and Amino Acids I

              ●  Andromeda Strain Summary

Lecture 6: Amino Acids II

              ●  NY Times Article on Resistance of Weeds to RoundUp

              ●  USA Today Article on Resistance of Weeds to RoundUp

              ●  Purdue Publication on Glyphosate Resistance

              ●  Monsanto Patent Release

Lecture 7 & 8:  Amino Acids III and Peptides

Lecture 9:  Peptides & Proteins              

              ●  The Aspartame (NutraSweet) Controversy

Lecture 10 - 12: Protein Structure & Function

Lecture : Protein Purification (NOT FOR 2013)

               ●  SDS-PAGE Animation (needs PowerPoint)

Lecture 13 & 14: Introduction to Enzymes

Lecture 15: Enzyme Kinetics

Lecture 16 & 17: Enzyme Inhibition and Coenzymes

               ●  Visual Guide to Enzyme Inhibition

               ●  Practice Kinetics Problems

Lecture 18 & 19: Carbohydrates I

               ●  Carbohydrate Handout

Lecture 20: Carbohydrates II

Lecture 21: Lipids and Membranes I

Lecture 22: Lipids and Membranes II

Lecture 23: Lipids and Membranes III

Lecture 24 & 25: Introduction to Cellular Metabolism & the Chemistry of Metabolism

Lecture 26:  Thermodynamics of Metabolism

Lecture 27 & 28:  Glycolysis

               ●   Glycolysis Handout Input
               ●   Glycolysis Handout Payoff
               ●   Pyruvate Fermentation

Lecture 29 & 30:  Glycogen & Ethanol Metabolism and Gluconeogenesis

Lecture 32 & 33: Pyruvated Dehydrogenase & the TCA Cycle

              ●   TCA Cycle Handout 1 - Biocarta
              ●   TCA Cycle Handout 2 - Cycle and Reactions
              ●   TCA Cycle Handout 3 - Reaction Schemes
              ●   TCA Cycle Handout 4 - Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex
              ●   Glycolysis and TCA Cycle Summary - Thinkwell

Lecture 34 - 36: Lipid and Fat Catabolism

              ●  Beta-Oxidation Handout

Lecture 37 & 38: Electron Transport Chain and Oxidative Phosphorylation

              ●  Oxidative Phosphorylation Handout - Thinkwell
              ●  Electron Transport Chain Handout - Thinkwell

PAST QUIZZES & ANSWER KEYS from SPRING 2012

Quiz 1 with Answer Key

Quiz 2 with Answer Key

Quiz 3 with Answer Key

PREVIOUS PRACTICE HOMEWORK PROBLEM SETS:

Problem Set #1

Problem Set #1 Key

Problem Set #2

Problem Set #2 Key

Problem Set #3 

Problem Set #3 Key

PREVIOUS SAMPLE EXAMS:

Exam 1 with Answer Key

Exam 2 with Answer Key

Exam 3 with Answer Key