CHEM-4584: Bioorganic Chemistry
Description: The organic chemistry underlying the structure and properties of amino acids, peptides, and nucleic acids. Mechanisms of enzyme catalysis and coenzyme-mediated reactions. Mechanisms and thermodynamics of catabolism and anabolism of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins, and of other key biological reactions. Principles of solid-phase synthesis applied to peptides and nucleic acids. Biosynthesis of lipids, sugars, and terpenoids.
Pathways: N/A
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 6
Average GPA: 3.15 (rounds to B+)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 23.19%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 4.77%
| Andrew N Lowell | 2024 | 33.7% | 42.8% | 13.5% | 4.5% | 0.0% | 5.6% | 3.17 | 2 |
| Paul R Carlier | 2021 | 37.4% | 43.7% | 13.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.3% | 3.24 | 3 |
| Webster Santos | 2023 | 24.9% | 35.9% | 34.4% | 3.1% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 2.87 | 1 |