CLS 2402 - Medical Biochemistry

Credits: 4 hrs

This is a one semester course that emphasizes protein structure, function, synthesis, and characterization; energy yielding metabolism of sugars; biological membranes and pathways; flow of genetic information, DNA and RNA structure; constructing and cloning DNA; gene expression in eukaryotes; viruses and ontogenies; and enzymes and enzymatic activities. The course is the foundational preparation for clinical molecular diagnostics. Application of the course material is linked to human health and pathology. General Education Outcome: Scientific Literacy; Area of Knowledge: Natural Science