BG1141: Cell & Molecular Biology for Bioengineers

Textbook
Voet, D.J., J.G. Voet, and C.W. Pratt, Principles of Biochemistry. 4th ed. International
Student Version, 2013: Wiley.

Reference
Glick, B.R., J.J. Pasternak, and C.L. Patten, Molecular Biotechnology: Principles and
Applications of Recombinant DNA. 4th ed. 2009: ASM Press.

Tutorials (1 hour): Mondays @ 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM

• Tutorials may be substituted for lectures every other week
• Lectures during tutorial will be recorded
Lectures (2 hours): Wednesdays @ 1:30 PM

Weeks Date Topics and Chapters

4-Oct-21 No tutorial
8
6-Oct-21 Protein (Ch. 4 & 6)

11-Oct-21 Tutorial: HW #1
9
Mechanism of enzyme actions (Ch. 11)
13-Oct-21
Enzyme properties and kinetics (Ch. 12)

18-Oct-21 Lecture: continue Enzyme properties and kinetics (Ch. 12)

10
Glycolysis enzymes & reactions (Ch. 15 Sec. 1-3)
20-Oct-21
Glycolysis control (Ch. 15 Sec. 4)

25-Oct-21 Tutorial: HW #2
11
Citric acid cycle enzymes & reactions (Ch. 17 Sec. 1-3)
27-Oct-21
Citric acid cycle control (Ch. 17 Sec. 4-5)

1-Nov-21 Lecture: Mitochondrial ATP synthesis (Ch. 18 Sec 1-2)

12
Oxidative phosphorylation (Ch. 18 Sec 3)
3-Nov-21
Focus on ATPase

8-Nov-21 Tutorial: HW #3
13
10-Nov-21 Recombinant DNA technology (lecture notes)

Additional topics if time permits (also pre-recorded):

• Pentose phosphate pathway (Ch. 15 Sec. 5)
• Gluconeogenesis (Ch. 16 Sec. 4)