5.07/20.507 Biological Chemistry
Fall 2010
Instructors: JoAnne Stubbe, John M Essigmann
TAs: Megan Brunjes Brophy, Bogdan I Fedeles, Kanchana Ravichandran, Michael Andrew Funk, Marco Jost, Austin Louis Travis
Lecture: MWF9 (34-101)
Subject Description:
Chemical and physical properties of the cell and its building blocks. Structures of proteins and principles of catalysis. The chemistry of organic/inorganic cofactors required for chemical transformations within the cell. Basic principles of metabolism and regulation in pathways, including glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, fatty acid synthesis/degradation, pentose phosphate pathway, Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation. DNA replication transcription and translation are not covered in this course (see 5.08 for these topics).
Announcements
Results of the Final Exam
The results of the final exam and the answer key are now posted. You can pick up your exam from the Chem Ed Office (2-204).
We hope you had a great time studying biochemistry in 5.07. For those of you continuing in this field, we hope 5.07 gave you a stimulating and useful introduction to biological chemistry. For everyone else, we hope your experience in 5.07 remains among your fond memories at MIT.
Best wishes and a happy holidays season!
Bogdan
Announced on 21 December 2010 6:16 p.m. by Bogdan I Fedeles
Appendix for the Final is now posted
The appendix for tomorrow's final is now posted (in the Exams folder). It is essentially identical to the one from last year plus the figure on regulation from the book.
Good luck tomorrow!
Bogdan
Announced on 13 December 2010 11:58 p.m. by Bogdan I Fedeles
Appendix for the Final Exam
Many of you asked about the appendix for the Final Exam and what will be in it. I can tell you that it will certainly include everything you see in the appendix from the last year's final. The actual appendix for this year will be posted soon. Meanwhile, the solutions to the previous year's finals are posted. Check them out and bring any questions on Sunday.
Best,
Bogdan
Announced on 11 December 2010 12:43 a.m. by Bogdan I Fedeles
Study Guide for Final
I put together a study guide covering the material since Exam 3 and have posted it under Resource Materials on the web page. Good luck with your studying.
Best,
John
Announced on 09 December 2010 9:05 p.m. by Bogdan I Fedeles
Final Exam Info and other updates
The final exam for 5.07 will be Tuesday, Dec 14, 2010, 1:30-4:30pm in the Johnson track (2nd floor of Johnson/Z-center building, right above the ice rink). If you have a conflict with this time, or require extended time on exams (ie. time and a half), please contact me right away. The final covers material from the whole course, but with extra emphasis on the last part of the class (from fatty acid biosynthesis onwards).
We have scheduled the review session for the final exam on Sunday, Dec 12, from 2-4pm , in 56-114 and 56-162. The format will be similar to the last review session. We will discuss some sample problems, but mostly we will focus on answering your questions (bring them!).
A study guide and extra practice problems will be posted tomorrow. We will also post the finals from the last 2 years (without answers first) and then post the answers on Friday.
As tomorrow is the last lecture of the course, let me remind you once more to fill out the online evaluations. We really want to know what you think about 5.07. The link is : http://web.mit.edu/subjectevaluation/ .
Happy studying!
Bogdan
Announced on 07 December 2010 7:38 p.m. by Bogdan I Fedeles
