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CHEM 114BBiochemical Energetics and Metabolism

4 units · CHEM · UC San Diego

This course is an introduction to the metabolic reactions in the cell which produce and utilize energy. The course material will include energy-producing pathways: glycolysis, Krebs cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, fatty-acid oxidation. Biosynthesis of amino acids, lipids, carbohydrates, purines, pyrimidines, proteins, nucleic acids. Students may not receive credit for both CHEM 114B and BIBC 102.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “CHEM 40B, 40BH, or 41B and CHEM 114A.”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Winter (3 programs).

Required in (3)

  • Biochemistry (B.S.)
  • Molecular Synthesis (B.S.)
  • Pharmacological Chemistry (B.S.)

One of the options in (6)

  • Biology with a Specialization in Bioinformatics (B.S.)
  • Chemical Engineering (B.S.)
  • General Biology (B.S.)
  • Microbiology (B.S.)
  • Molecular and Cell Biology (B.S.)
  • Neurobiology (B.S.)
What it opens up

Courses that list CHEM 114B as a prerequisite (14)