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Biochemistry (BIOC)
BIOC 6753 Epigenetics Prerequisites: BIOC 5102 or BIOC 5753 or consent of instructor. Description: Principles underlying heritable changes in gene expression caused by mechanisms other than changes in the DNA sequence. The roles of chromatin structure, DNA and histone modification, and small RNAs in plant and animal development and disease. Applications of epigenetic-based therapeutics and the use of RNA interference in plants and animals. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Biochem & Molecular Biology BIOC 6763 Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis Prerequisites: BIOC 4113 or BIOC 5753. Description: Structure and biological function of nucleic acid containing structures with emphasis on recombinant DNA methodologies, information content, nucleic acid-protein interaction, regulation and
BIOC 6820 Selected Topics in Biochemistry Prerequisites: BIOC 5853.
Description: Recent developments in biochemistry. Subject matter varies from semester to semester; students should inquire at the department office before enrolling. Same course as ITOX 6820. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 15 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-3 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Biochem & Molecular Biology
rearrangement. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Biochem & Molecular Biology BIOC 6773 Protein Structure and Enzyme Function Prerequisites: BIOC 4113 or BIOC 5753.
Description: Theory of and methods for studying the physical and chemical basis of protein structure and function; and the enzyme catalysis, including kinetics, chemical modification and model studies. Examples from current literature. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Biochem & Molecular Biology BIOC 6783 Biomembranes and Bioenergetics Prerequisites: BIOC 5853 or consent of instructor. Description: Components, organization and biosynthesis of plasma, mitochondrial and photosynthetic membranes, emphasizing structure- function relationships. Mechanism of metabolites, protons and electrons transport. Energy conservation in bioenergetic apparatus such as mitochondria, chloroplasts or bacterial chromatophores. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Biochem & Molecular Biology BIOC 6793 Plant Biochemistry Prerequisites: BIOC 4113 or BIOC 5753. Description: Biochemistry of processes and structures of special importance to plants, such as photosynthesis, cell walls, nitrogen fixation, secondary metabolites and storage proteins. Previously offered as BIOC 6792. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Biochem & Molecular Biology
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