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PSC 6111 Biochemistry


Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course presents, through lecture and problem-solving activities, basic principles and fundamental concepts of human biochemistry, including the synthesis, metabolism, physicochemical characteristics, function and interactions of amino acids & proteins; nucleotides and nucleic acids; carbohydrates, lipids, and hybrid molecules. The course emphasizes biomolecular structure, metabolic pathways and biochemical signaling processes in normal human health, perturbations of these processes in disease, and as targets for chemical/pharmacological intervention to treat, prevent or diagnosis disease.