School Of Natural SciencesGeneral BiochemistryWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300227.1
Discipline: CHEMICAL SCIENCES NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
Student Contribution Band: NP
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Chemical bonding, including covalent, hydrogen and ionic bonds and hydrophobic interactions; properties of water, acids, bases and buffers; structure of common functional groups; stereoisomerism; principles of chemical reactions.
Equivalent Units
BC201A - Biochemistry 2.1
Incompatible Units
300219 - Biochemistry 1, 300220 - Biochemistry 2, 300548 - Human Metabolism and Disease, 300555 - Proteins and Genes
Prerequisite
300224 Chemistry 1 OR 300225 Chemistry 2
About this Unit
This unit builds on previous knowledge gained in Level 1 Chemistry and Biological Sciences. The overall aim of this unit is to demonstrate how understanding of the molecular basis of living cells is relevant to an understanding of a range of applied sciences, including medicine, food science, pharmaceutics, nutrition, genetic engineering, health, hybridoma technology, horticulture enzyme technology, toxicology and the biological sciences in general. The major themes of the unit include the structure, nature, properties and function of important classes of biological molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, sugars and fats in living systems: plants, animals and bacteria.