CHEM 102 ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
SYLLABUS

I. Hydrocarbons
A. Alkanes
1. Nomenclature
2. Physical Properties
2. Reactions
B. Cycloalkanes
C. Alkenes
1. Nomenclature
2. Reactions
D. Alkynes
1. Nomenclature
2. Reactions
E. Aromatics
1. Nomenclature
2. Reactions

II. Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers
A. Nomenclature
B. Physical Properties
C. Reactions

III. Aldehydes and Ketones
A. Nomenclature
B. Physical Properties
C. Reactions

IV. Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
A. Nomenclature
B. Physical Properties
C. Reactions

V. Amines
A. Nomenclature
B. Physical Properties
C. Reactions

VI. Carbohydrates
A. Stereochemistry
B. Monosaccharides
C. Disaccharides
D. Polysaccharides

VII. Lipids
A. Fatty acids
B. Phosphoglycerides
C. Steroids
D. Prostaglandins
E. Fat soluble vitamins

VIII. Proteins
A. Amino acids
B. Protein structure
1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary
4. Quaternary

IX. Enzymes
A. Specificity
B. Models
1. Lock-and-Key
2. Induced fit
C. Inhibition

X. Nucleic Acids
A. DNA and RNA structure
B. Replication
C. Transcription and translation
D. Viruses

XI. Biochemical Energy
A. ATP/ADP
B. Metabolism
1. Carbohydrate
2. Lipid
3. Protein


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