BIOC 2061 Bioenergetics
Level: II
Semester: 1
Number of Credits: 3
Anti-Requisites: BIOL 2361 Biomolecules and Energy Metabolism or BIOL 2360 Biochemistry IIA
Prerequisites: BIOL 1362, CHEM 1066 and CHEM 1067
Course Description
pH and buffers; Bioenergetics, Membrane structure; Introduction to membrane transport; TCA cycle; Oxidative phosphorylation; Plant and fungal respiratory chains; Transporters of the mitochondrial inner membrane; Photosynthetic light reactions of plants and bacteria; Calvin cycle; C3, C4 and CAM metabolism; GS-GOGAT and photorespiration; Mitochondria-plastid interactions in higher plants; Chlororespiration; Mitochondrial dysfunction
Assessment
Coursework 50%
Final Exam 50%
