BIOCHEMISTRY III (PLANT BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES) BSC302

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Nominal Duration   100 hours

PREREQUISITE:

Biochemistry II or equivalent

COURSE AIMS

  • Explain the interaction between the various biochemical processes within the plant cell
  • Explain the process of glycolysis. 
  • Describe the transport mechanism of bio-chemicals through plant membranes. 
  • Explain the processes of electron transfer and oxidative phosphorylation, and their importance to energy regulation in plants. 
  • Explain the structure and metabolism of carbohydrates
  • Explain the metabolism of lipids.
  • Explain the processes of photosynthesis and the role of the light and dark reactions of photosynthesis in the growth of plants. 
  • Explain biochemical nucleotide metabolism.
  • Explain enzyme reactions and catalysis in biochemistry.
  • Explain metabolic processes relevant to reproduction in plants.
  • Explain other biochemical processes including biochemical communication through hormones.

CONTENTS

There are eleven lessons in this module as follows:

1.                  Introduction

2.                  Glycolysis

3.                  Movement Through Membranes

4.                  Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation

5.                  Sugar and Polysaccharide Metabolism

6.                  Lipid Metabolism

7.                  Photosynthesis

8.                  Nucleotide Metabolism

9.                  Enzyme Activity

10.              Reproductive Processes in Plants

11.              Other Processes

 Develops an understanding of the more important biochemical processes which occur in plants.