BIBC 100Structural Biochemistry
The structure and function of biomolecules. Includes protein conformation, dynamics, and function; enzymatic catalysis, enzyme kinetics, and allosteric regulation; lipids and membranes; sugars and polysaccharides; and nucleic acids. Note: Students may receive credit for one of the following: BIBC 100, CHEM 114A, or CHEM 114AR.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “BENG 120 or CHEM 140A or CHEM 40A or CHEM 41A and BENG 120 or CHEM 140B or CHEM 40B or CHEM 41B.”
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Fall (4 programs).
Required in (1)
- Molecular and Cell Biology (B.S.)
One of the options in (5)
- Biology with a Specialization in Bioinformatics (B.S.)
- Chemical Engineering (B.S.)
- General Biology (B.S.)
- Microbiology (B.S.)
- Public Health (B.S.)
Courses that list BIBC 100 as a prerequisite (13)
- BIBC 151 Chemistry of Biological Interactions
- BICD 110 Cell Biology
- BICD 110R Cell Biology
- BICD 130 Embryos, Genes, and Development
- BIMM 110 Molecular Basis of Human Disease
- BIMM 118 Pharmacology
- BIMM 120 Microbiology
- BIMM 124 Medical Microbiology
- BIMM 130 Microbial Physiology
- CHEM 114C Biosynthesis of Macromolecules
- CHEM 142 Introduction to Glycosciences
- CHEM 164 Structural Biology of Viruses
- CHEM 165 3-D Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Macromolecules and Cells