PHRM 836 - Biochemistry For Pharmaceutical Sciences II

Fall Semester 2016

Lecture Schedule

PHRM 836 - FALL 2016

12:30 to 1:20 pm Lilly Hall of Life Sciences G126

Instructor

Date

Day

Special Event

Lecture Topic


Aug. 23

Tues

No class: Orientation


Post

Aug. 25

Thur


Protein structure-function relationship: recognition (immunoglobulin), catalysis (serine proteases)

Post

Aug. 30

Tues


Protein structure-function relationship: allostery (hemoglobin vs myoglobin)

Post

Sept. 1

Thur

Quiz 1

Enzyme catalysis: structural basis and energetics of transition state stabilization, substrate recognition; coenzymes

Post

Sept. 6

Tues


Regulation of enzyme activity and metabolic pathways

Post

Sept. 8

Thur


Therapeutic targeting of proteins I: enzyme inhibition and selectivity

Post

Sept. 13

Tues

Quiz 2

Therapeutic targeting of proteins II: protein applications

Post

Sept. 15

Thur


Cytochrome P450 and nitric oxide synthases

 

Sept. 20

Tues

No class


Post & Ashendel

Sept. 20

Tues

Exam I 8:00 - 9:00 pm
Lilly 1-105


Ashendel

Sept. 22

Thur


Nucleic Acid Structure

Ashendel

Sept. 27

Tues


Nucleic Acid Structure

Post

Sept. 29

Thur


Transcription factor-DNA interactions

Post

Oct. 4

Tues

Quiz 3

Membrane transporters

Ashendel

Oct. 6

Thur


Signal transduction


Oct. 11

Tues

No class - Fall Break


Ashendel

Oct. 13

Thur


Signal transduction

Ashendel

Oct. 18

Tues

Quiz 4

DNA replication, repair, and recombination

Post & Ashendel

Oct. 20

Thur

No class - Help Session


Post & Ashendel

Oct. 24

Mon

Exam II 6:30 - 7:30pm
Lilly 1-105


Ashendel

Oct. 25

Tues


Transcription and post-transcription

Ashendel

Oct. 27

Thur


Transcription and post-transcription

Ashendel

Nov. 1

Tues


Translation and Post-translation; Applications in biotechnology

Ashendel

Nov. 3

Thur

Quiz 5

Advanced Carbohydrate Metabolism: Diseases and metabolism related health issues

Ashendel

Nov. 8

Tues


Advanced Lipid metabolism I – Fatty acid and Triglycerides: absorption, distribution, and regulation of metabolism

Ashendel

Nov. 10

Thur


Advanced Lipid metabolism I – Fatty acid and Triglycerides: drugs and disorders

Ashendel

Nov. 15

Tues


Advanced Lipid metabolism II – Cholesterol: transport, metabolism, and excretion; drugs and disorders

Ashendel

Nov. 17

Thur

Quiz 6

Advanced Amino Acid metabolism: One carbon metabolism, relationship to certain vitamin deficiencies, basic clinical elements (N balance, essential amino acids and nutritional protein quality, diseases, creatine and creatinine)

Ashendel

Nov. 22

Tues


Advanced Amino Acid metabolism: Specific pathways and disorders; clinical situations and protein nutrition management

Ashendel

Nov. 24

Thur

No class – Thanksgiving Holiday


Ashendel

Nov. 29

Tues


Heme and iron metabolism and disorders


Dec. 1

Thur

Quiz 7

Advanced Nucleotide metabolism: Disorders and drugs

Ashendel

Dec. 6

Tues


Metabolic Interrelationships: basic macro-nutrition; BMR and activity; obesity; appetite and satiety; feed-starve cycle

Ashendel

Dec. 8

Thur


Metabolic Interrelationships: metabolic syndrome, regulatory pathways, diabetes, and drugs

Ashendel

Dec. 13

Tues

Exam III 7:00 to 9:00 pm Lilly 1-105


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