General Biochemistry (MIT)

— Course/Lesson —

Sponsored by

MIT

Start Date

February 3, 2020

Fee

$ 0

Multiple days?

No

CEUs avail?

No

Speakers

Prof. Michael Yaffe • Prof. Matthew Vander Heiden

Summary

General Biochemistry •  MIT 7.05 General Biochemistry | Spring 2020

This course provides an in-depth look at biochemistry’s role in understanding the structure and functioning of organisms, tissues, and cells. Key topics include:

  • Cellular Chemistry and Structure: Nucleic acids, proteins, and carbohydrates.
  • Enzymology and Biochemical Reactions: Mechanisms in macromolecular synthesis and degradation, signaling, transport, and movement.
  • General Metabolism: Carbohydrates, fats, amino acids, proteins, and related compounds.

The course consists of two parts. The first half, taught by Prof. Yaffe, is available on the MITx platform as 7.05x Biochemistry: Biomolecules, Methods, and Mechanisms. The OCW website focuses on the second half by Prof. Vander Heiden, which covers metabolism. Lecture topics include lipid synthesis, amino acid metabolism, and nucleotide metabolism.

The entire course including the latter half of Lecture Videos, Reading Recommendations, and Assignments, and Exams is downloadable for free on MIT OpenCourseWare.

Or you can sit back and enjoy the videos in this YouTube playlist which has these video lectures:

  • Carbohydrates/Introduction to Membranes
  • Introduction Metabolism/Polysaccharides/Bioenergetics/Intro Pathways
  • Bioenergetics/Intro Pathways/Glycolysis I
  • Glycolysis II/Regulation
  • Glucogenesis/Carbohydrate Storage/TCA Cycle I
  • TCA Cycle II
  • Lipids and Fatty Acid Oxidation
  • Oxidative Phosphorylation
  • Oxidative Phosphorylation/Photosynthesis I
  • Photosynthesis II/CO2 Assimilation
  • Pentose Phosphate Pathway
  • Lipid Synthesis
  • Nitrogen/Amino Acid Metabolism I
  • Amino Acid Metabolism II
  • Nucleotide Metabolism