School Of Natural SciencesEndocrinology and MetabolismWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300658.1
Discipline: BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Student Contribution Band: NP
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Chemical bonding, including covalent, hydrogen and ionic bonds and hydrophobic interactions; properties of water, acids, bases and buffers; structure of common functional groups; stereoisomerism; principles of chemical reactions.
Equivalent Units
300227 - General Biochemistry, BC201A - Biochemistry 2.1
Incompatible Units
300219 - Biochemistry 1, 300220 - Biochemistry 2, 300548 - Human Metabolism and Disease, 300555 - Proteins and Genes
Prerequisite
300224 Chemistry 1 OR 300225 Chemistry 2 AND 300221 Biology 1
About this Unit
The overall aim of this Problem Based Learning unit is to develop greater understanding of the molecular events coordinating the function of living cells within organisms. This Biochemistry unit also demonstrates the relevance of endocrine and metabolic factors that underpin a range of applied sciences, including medicine, food science, pharmaceuticals, nutrition, genetic engineering, health, hybridoma technology, enzyme technology, toxicology and the biological sciences in general.