C2005.001 Intro to Cellular and Molecular Biology - Audi‪o‬ Columbia University

1. Introduction - Living things, Cells, Exponential growth, Water.

2. Water, Strong and weak chemical bonds, Small vs. large molecules, Bio-polymers. Acids and bases. Sugars.

3. Polysaccharides, Lipids, Phospholipids, Membranes.

5. Alpha helix, Beta sheet, 3-D structure, Subunit interaction, Domains.

6. Prosthetic groups, Membrane proteins, Catalysis, Enzymes, Protein purification methods, Chemical kinetics.

7. Enzyme kinetics, Enzyme inhibitors, Feedback inhibition, Free energy, Chemical reactions, ATP hydrolysis.