Kevin Ahern's Advanced Biochemistry II

This is the page for Kevin Ahern's Advanced Biochemistry II.  It is the second 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 first 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 "&&&".  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. 

Date
Topic

Page Numbers

in Biochemistry Free For All

Week 1
Outline HERE


Figures - Keynote / PDF / PowerPoint

1. Citric Acid Cycle I

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE

540 - 559

Week 1
Outline and Figures - See Above

2. Citric Acid Cycle II

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE

540 - 559

Week 1
Outline and Figures - See Above

3. Citric Acid Cycle III

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE

540 - 559

Week 2
Outline HERE

Figures - Keynote / PDF / PowerPoint

4. Lipids & Membranes

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE

220-248

268-280

 

Week 2

5. Membrane Transport

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE

281-334
 
 

Week 2
Outline HERE

Figures - Keynote / PDF / PowerPoint

6. Membrane Transport

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE

Overview #1 HERE

410-465

Week 3
Outline HERE

Figures - Keynote / PDF / Powerpoint

7. Electron Transport

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE

Please note that the URLs to animations in the course sometimes change (out of my control), so they may not work when you access them.

Beautiful animation of ATP synthesis HERE
Another ATP Synthase video HERE

&&& - Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation HERE

410-465

Week 3
See Above

8. Oxidative Phosphorylation / Respiratory Control

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Interesting news item HERE

Limerick HERE

&&& - Respiratory Control HERE

563-566

Week 3
Outline HERE

Figures - Keynote / PDF / Powerpoint

9. Respiratory Control / Glycerolipid Metabolism

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE

Review Session HERE
Old Review Session Video HERE


593-610
Week 4

10. Cholesterol

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE

Review Session HERE

566-589


Exam I

Limerick HERE

Exam I

Week 4
Outline HERE

Figures - Keynote / PDF / Powerpoint

11. Fatty Acid Metabolism I

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE

566-589

Week 5

12. Fatty Acid Metabolism II

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE

566-589

Week 5
Outline HERE

Figures - Keynote / PDF / Powerpoint

13. Nucleotide Metabolism I

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE

660-689

Week 5

14. Nucleotide Metabolism II

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

YouTube video
DNA Structure
Central Dogma

Limerick HERE

660-689

Week 6
Outline HERE

Figures - Keynote / PDF / Powerpoint

15. DNA Replication, Recombination, Repair

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Watch a great animation HERE

Limerick HERE

&&& - Overview #2 HERE

&&& - Prokaryotic DNA Replication HERE

703-744

Week 6
See Above

16. DNA Replication, Recombination, Repair II

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE

&&& - Telomers and Telomerase HERE

703-744

Week 6

See above

17. DNA Replication Repair III

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE

&&& - DNA Repair HERE

End of Exam 2 material at end of this lecture
Review Session for Exam 2 HERE

&&& - Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) HERE
&&& - Recombinant DNA HERE
703-744

Week 7
Outline HERE

Figures - Keynote / PDF / Powerpoint

 

 

18. Transcription I

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE

&&& Prokaryotic Transcription HERE
&&& Lac Operon and XGal HERE
747-775

Exam II

Limerick HERE

Exam II

Week 7
Outline See Above

19. Transcription II

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE

&&& - Eukaryotic Transcription HERE

747-775

Outline HERE

Figures - Keynote / PDF / Powerpoint

20. Transcription III / Translation

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE

778-798
See Above

21. Translation I

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Very Cool Video
HERE

Limerick HERE

&&& - Translation HERE

778-798

See Above

22. Translation II

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Histone Role in Temperature Rise HERE
MicroRNAs and Gene Expression HERE

Limerick HERE

778-798

Outline HERE

Figures - Keynote / PDF / Powerpoint

23. Gene Expression/Regulation

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE

802-822

See Above

24. Gene Expression/Regulation II

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE
802-822

Outline HERE

Figures - Keynote / PDF / Powerpoint

25. Nitrogen in the Body I

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE

616-655

See Above

26. Nitrogen in the Body II

Highlights HERE
Current YouTube Video HERE
Old YouTube Video HERE

Limerick HERE
616-655

All the Metabolic Melodies HERE

 

27. Wrap Up

Kevin's Very Last Lecture HERE

(There is nothing in this lecture that students are responsible for)

Limerick HERE

616-655


Comprehensive Final Exam


Review Session HERE

Old Review Session HERE

Limerick HERE

Bonus Limerick HERE

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

 

Comprehensive

Final Exam