Kevin Ahern's Advanced Biochemistry I

This is the page for Kevin Ahern's Advanced Biochemistry I.  It is the first of two terms of biochemistry for students interested in the biological sciences, including biology, microbiology, chemistry, biochemistry, bioengineering, and related disciplines.  It is also relevant for students hoping to go to medical school.  The second term of this course can be found HERE. 

The textbook for this course is electronic and FREE. It is called "Biochemistry Free For All" and can be downloaded HERE.   Included also below are alternate descriptions of topics for the course labeled "&&&" in the right-most column of the table below.  For fun, course material includes Kevin's Wildly Popular Metabolic Melodies (Complete Collection HERE) and his humorous verses (Complete Collection HERE).  Kevin's Professional Page is HERE

If you need a more basic biochemistry course, please check out Kevin Ahern's Introductory Biochemistry. 

Visuals

This column contains visuals and outlines used in the lecture videos

Topics / Videos / Outlines / Limericks

This column contains lecture videos, highlights, and limericks (for fun). You are responsible for content in the lecture videos.

 

 Problems and Supplemental Information

Week 1 Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline HERE

1. Introduction / Cell Biology
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

 

Biochemistry Free For All pages 6-30

Practice Problem Set 1 - PDF

Solutions video HERE

&&& - Introduction HERE

&&& - Strong Acids HERE

 

Week 1 Figures Keynote / PPT or PDF

Outline HERE

2. Chemistry / Buffers
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Biochemistry Free For All pages 33-48

Assignment #1 - PDF

Solutions video HERE

(Video says "Problem Set 2")

&&& - Introduction to Buffers HERE

&&& - Introduction to Henderson Hasselbalch HERE

&&& - More Henderson Hasselbalch Problems HERE

&&& - And Even More Henderson Hasselbalch Problems HERE

Week 1 Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline HERE

3. Amino Acids
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Biochemistry Free For All pages 52-70


 &&& - Amino Acid Buffering and Charge HERE

Week 2 Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline HERE

4. Protein Structure I
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Biochemistry Free For All pages 73 - 105


Week 2

5. Protein Structure II
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Biochemistry Free For All pages 73 - 105

Activity 1 HERE  Key HERE

Assignment 2 - PDF

Solutions video HERE /

(Video says "Problem Set 3")

Week 2 Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline HERE

6. Hemoglobin
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Biochemistry Free For All pages 109 - 140

Practice Problem Set 2 - PDF

Solutions video HERE

Assignment 3 - PDF

Solutions video HERE

(Video says "Problem Set 4")

&&& - Hemoglobin and Oxygen HERE
 
   

Week 3 Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline HERE
7. Protein Characterization I
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Biochemistry Free For All pages 854 - 894

&&& - Chromatography HERE

Week 3

8. Protein Characterization II
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Biochemistry Free For All pages 854 - 894

Activity 2 HERE / Amino Acid Table HERE

Key HERE

&&& - Gel Electrophoresis HERE

Week 3
Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline HERE

9. Enzymes I
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

The microphone had problems at the 32:00 mark. A pair of lectures covering roughly the same material can be seen HERE and HERE.

Biochemistry Free For All pages 335 - 369

 &&& - Sequential vs. Concerted Models HERE

Week 4
Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline - See Above

10. Enzymes II
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Biochemistry Free For All pages 335 - 369

Assignment 4 - PDF

Solutions video HERE

(Video says "Problem Set 6")

&&& - Enzyme Kinetics HERE

Week 4
Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline - See Above

11. Enzymes III
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Review Session Exam 1 HERE

Biochemistry Free For All pages 335 - 369

Activity 3 HERE / Key HERE

Practice Problem Set 3 - PDF

Solutions video HERE / Sheets HERE

 &&& - Enzyme Inhibition HERE

Week 4
Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline HERE

12. Catalytic Strategies Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Biochemistry Free For All pages 380 - 391

 

 

 

Exam I

 

Exam I

Week 5
Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline - See Above
13. Catalytic Strategies II
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Biochemistry Free For All pages 380 - 391

Activity 4 HERE /Background HERE / Key HERE

Practice Problem Set 4 - PDF

Solutions video HERE / Sheets HERE

Week 5
Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline HERE

14. Allostery and Regulation I

Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Biochemistry Free For All pages 370 - 379

Practice Problem Set 5 - PDF

Solutions video HERE / Sheets HERE


Week 6
Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline - See Above

15. Allostery and Regulation II
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video (see below)
Today's Limerick HERE

This video lecture on blood clotting was overly dense and I decided to replace it with what I discuss in the Overview Lecture HERE.

Biochemistry Free For All pages 395-407

Week 6
Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline HERE

16. Carbohydrates I
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Biochemistry Free For All pages 189 - 216

Practice Problem Set 6 - PDF

Solutions video HERE / Sheets HERE

 

&&& - Monosaccharide Nomenclature and Structure HERE 

Week 6
Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline - See Above

17. Carbohydrates II
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Biochemistry Free For All pages 189 - 216 / 826 - 850

Practice Problem Set 7 - PDF

Solutions video HERE / Sheets HERE

 &&& - Disaccharides and Polysaccharides HERE
Week 7

Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline HERE

18. Cellular Signaling I
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

 

Biochemistry Free For All pages 826 -850

Week 7

Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline - See Above
19. Cellular Signaling II
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Biochemistry Free For All pages 826 - 850

Activity 5 HERE / Key HERE

  

Week 7
Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline - See Above

20. Signaling III
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Biochemistry Free For All

410 - 426

Assignment 5 - PDF

Solutions video HERE

(Video says "Problem Set 12")

Week 8
Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline HERE

21. Metabolic Energy
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Biochemistry Free For All / 410 - 426

Activity 6 HERE / Key HERE

Exam II Overview Video to Glycolysis HERE

 

Week 8
Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline HERE

22. Metabolic Energy II / Glycolysis I
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Review Session 2 HERE

Biochemistry Free For All

481 - 535

Practice Problem Set 8 -  PDF

Solutions Video HERE / Sheets HERE

 

Week 8

Outline - See Above

23. Glycolysis II
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Jeopardy Game Activity Powerpoint / PDF

Biochemistry Free For All

481 - 535
&&& - Fermentation HERE

Exam II

Exam II

 Exam II

Week 9
Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline - See Above
24. Glycolysis III / Gluconeogenesis
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Activity 7 HERE / Key HERE

Biochemistry Free For All

481 - 535
Week 9

25. Sugar Metabolism Regulation
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Biochemistry Free For All

481 - 535

 

Week 9
Figures Keynote / PPT / PDF

Outline HERE

26. PPP/ Glycogen Metabolism I
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

Biochemistry Free For All

481 - 535

Practice Problem Set 9 - PDF

Solutions video HERE / Sheets HERE

 

Week 10

Outline - See above
27. Glycogen Metabolism II
Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE

 

Biochemistry Free For All

481 - 535

Week 10

Outline - See above

28. Glycogen Metabolism III / Finishing Up

Highlights HERE
YouTube Video HERE
Today's Limerick HERE
Bonus Limericks HERE & HERE :-)

All the Metabolic Melodies HERE

Review Session for Final HERE

Biochemistry Free For All

481 - 535

Overview Video Since Glycolysis HERE 


Comprehensive Final Exam

Good luck to you.
I hope you have enjoyed and learned a lot in my class.

Comprehensive Final Exam

Comprehensive Final Exam