Chemistry of Life

Campbell Chapters 2, 3, 4 and 5, chapter 6 for enzymes.

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Lecture topics:
•    Review basic properties of atoms, bonds
•    Water – polarity and how it produces cohesion and adhesion, specific heat, role as solvent
•    pH
•    Organic molecules and their roles in organisms – describe the structures of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids; formation and breaking of macromolecules
•    Free energy Changes
•    Enzymes

Activities:

•  Water: how many drops of water on a penny, floating paper clip; animations to illustrate specific heat.
• Protein Folding Challenge: Model possible folding configurations of a polypeptide given a number of bonding rules.  Compare to the actual protein structure using Rasmol.
  

Labs:

• AP lab 2 – Enzyme Catalysis OR Factors that affect enzyme activity.
  
• Enzyme digestion of Proteins, Lipids, and carbohydrates
  
• Optional (Extra credit!) Virtual Lab - Enzyme kinematics

Biological compounds (ppt file)

Organic chemistry (ppt file)

Enzymes (ppt file)

Detection and Digestion of Macromolecules (doc file)

Water (ppt file)

AP Catalase lab (doc file)

Protein Folding Challenge (doc file)

Review for Biochemistry test (doc file)

Properties of Water Activities (doc file)

Thalidomide article and questions (docx file)

Biologically Important Molecules - I (doc file)

Biologically Important Molecules - II (doc file)

Amazing Properties of Water notes (doc file)

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