Department of Food Production

LEVEL: I

SEMESTER: 2 

COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO BIOCHEMISTRY 

NUMBER OF CREDITS: 3

PRE-REQUISITES: NONE

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course will cover biomolecules including nucleotides and nucleic acids, proteins and amino acids, carbohydrates and lipids; Enzymes, including enzymatic catalysis, enzyme kinetics, regulation and inhibition; metabolism including, glycolysis, citric acid cycle, electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation, gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis, lipogenesis, lipolysis, photosynthesis, amino acid metabolism, nucleotide metabolism; gene expression and replication including DNA repair, replication and recombination, transcription and RNA processing, translation and regulation of gene processing.

ASSESSMENT: Coursework 40% Final Examination 60%