May 17, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

CHEM 3403 - Biochemistry I


This course provides a study of the structural aspects, functions, and chemistry of proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates. Topics includes enzyme kinetics, mechanism, and regulation, DNA replication, genetic engineering, and RNA and protein synthesis, biomembranes, bioenergetics, and an introduction to metabolism.  

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisites: CHEM 3303  OR CHEM 3013  either with minimum grade of C