Question

in biochemistry what topics are included?

Answer 1

topics of chemistry and biology in biochemistry?

Answer 2

@thomaster . @Ryaan , @chmvijay . @nincompoop

Answer 3

anyone knows

Answer 4

I had biochemistry this year, let me find the course info

Answer 5

for which university bcoz different university will have different syallabus

Answer 6

4 entry test in biochemistry +biotechnolgy BS
i have to know the topics so i get prepared

Answer 7

http://thiruvalluvaruniversity.ac.in/pdf/biochemistry.pdf

Answer 8

Well, did they not tell you which topics are included in this test?

Answer 9

http://www.jiwaji.edu/pdf/syllabus/B.Sc.-Biochemsitry.pdf

Answer 10

THEY ONLY MENTION BIOlogy physics and chemistry

Answer 11

that what is bio chemistry is BIO PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY

Answer 12

Oh I want to know this too Because I don't have Bio-chem yet..T_T

Answer 13

thermodynamics,biomolecules,analytical chemistry, fluid dynamics, buffers, equilibrium , microbiology . reaction kinetics
so these topics i have to go through with
add some more?

Answer 14

asmagul you need to know a lot of metabolic pathways... one of the main topics in biochemistry: I just list them I had to know:
Glycolysis (the most important intermediates along with enzyme control)
Gluconeogenesis
Citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle)
Glyoxylate pathway
Acetyl-CoA metabolism
Cholesterol metabolism
Ketone body metabolism
Prostaglandin synthesis
Fatty acid oxidation and synthesis
The metabolism of fat

Others that are good to know would be the ones involving carbohydrates, amino-acids and nucleic acids, so:
Glycogen breakdown and synthesis
Pentose phosphate pathway
Calvin cycle
Urea cycle
Nitrogen fixation
Amino acid metabolism
and nucleotide metabolism.

Other topics would be genetics, catalysis, energy calculations (G) and protein science.

Answer 15

If you want physical biochemistry in as well I suggest 5 topics:
Quantum theory
Atoms, molecules, and assemblies
Molecular spectroscopy
Molecular thermodynamics
Chemical dynamics

Answer 16

Depending on your school, but the main three topics covered as an undergraduate (from my experience)

1. structural
2. metabolic (toughest)
3. biosynthesis of macromolecules
4. molecular biochemistry*

option 4 is optional, but is basically a more chemistry approach to molecular biology.

Answer 17

I highly recommend that you take a course in enzyme kinetics! It's very very very useful in biochemistry. It helped a lot when I worked in a lab. However, those are the main biochemistry courses that you MUST take.

But, here in the U.S. you're required to take what is known as "elective courses" which may or may not be associated with biochemistry. Although them emphasize courses in biosynthesis of macromolecules, and bioorganic chemistry, as well as Electron Microscopy (if you want to focus on protein sequencing). But, they also allow you to take courses outside of biochemistry, such as inorganic chemistry (this course was considered an elective for biochemistry majors at my school). As well as courses related to the medical field such as toxicology, and pharmacology (if offered). and also Supramolecular Coordination Chemistry, AND a course in biochemistry of viruses.
Again this all depends on your school and the courses they offer each year. Not all of the courses listed are taught at all schools.

Answer 18

It enzyme kinetics studied with metabolism in the US? @abb0t
But why did not I talk with you before I started biochemistry. <.<

Answer 19

In metabolic biochemistry, there isn't much kinetics as it's more mechanisms and pathways and stuff. Maybe in an applied biochemistry course there is, which sounds like a graduate level course.
It's more so in structural biochemistry because since it's more focused on proteins and protein sequencing.
And to really understand proteins you must know kinetics, application of rate expressions, how to determine rate law, knowing kinetic orders, understanding isotope effects and substituent effects and how it affects the rate, solvent effects and linear free energy relationship product studies, as well as reactive intermediates, and reaction rate speeds.

Answer 20

Never thought of it that way, but I sure see the connection.