CHEM department

CHEM 114B. Biochemical Energetics and Metabolism (4 units)

Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/CHEM.html#chem114b

Description

This course is an introduction to the metabolic reactions in the cell which produce and utilize energy. The course material will include energy-producing pathways: glycolysis, Krebs cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, fatty-acid oxidation. Biosynthesis of amino acids, lipids, carbohydrates, purines, pyrimidines, proteins, nucleic acids. Students may not receive credit for both CHEM 114B and BIBC 102. Prerequisites: CHEM 40B, 40BH, or 41B and CHEM 114A.

Prerequisite courses

Successor courses

CHEM 114B is a prerequisite of the following 14 courses:

• BIBC 120
• BIBC 151
• BIBC 194
• BICD 110
• BICD 130
• BIMM 110
• BIMM 118
• BIMM 120
• BIMM 124
• BIMM 130
• BIPN 108
• BIPN 150
• CHEM 114D
• CHEM 164