Kevin Ahern's Introductory Biochemistry

This is the page for Kevin Ahern's Introductory Biochemistry class.  It is a complete course of biochemistry for beginning students and corresponds to the BB 350 class he taught at Oregon State University.  It is relevant for students interested in nutrition, food science, botany, or non-biological science majors, such as in engineering or basic health sciences, such as nursing.  It would not be appropriate for students wishing to go to medical, dental, pharmacy, or veterinary school. For those disciplines, please see Kevin Ahern's Advanced Biochemistry I and Advanced Biochemistry II.

The textbook for this course is electronic and FREE. It is called "Biochemistry Free and Easy" and can be downloaded HERE.  The right-most column of the table below contains problem sets and alternate descriptions of topics for the course.  The solutions to the problems are contained in the videos. 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



 Links
Pages
 Exercises / Explanations

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #1 - Introduction

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Note - the video had focus problems until I got the computer started.

Song HERE / Limerick HERE

10-22

 Introduction Video HERE

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #2 - Water/Biochemistry

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE

10-22

 

 Strong Acids HERE
Introduction to Buffers HERE
Henderson Hasselbalch Introduction HERE
Henderson Hasselbalch Problems 1 HERE

Lecture #3 - Buffers

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE

10-22

 

 Click HERE for more number problems / Solutions HERE
More practice problems HERE / Solutions HERE

Henderson Hasselbalch Problems HERE

Problem Solving Videos for buffers/proteins HERE and HERE

Transparency Scans HERE and HERE

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #4 - Amino Acids/Peptides

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE
42-51
 Amino Acid Buffering and Charge HERE

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #5 - Proteins (3D)

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE
42-51
  

Lecture #6 - Hemoglobin and Myoglobin

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE
51-56
 Hemoglobin and Oxygen HERE

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #7 - Protein Purification

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Limerick HERE

213-224

Additional problems HERE

Solutions HERE
 


 

NEW A.A./Protein Charge
Problem Solving Video HERE
Transparencies HERE

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #8 - Protein Purification II/ Enzymes

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE
81-95


A.A./Protein Charge
Problem Solving Video HERE
Transparencies HERE

Lecture #9 - Enzymes

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE


81-95
 Enzyme Kinetics HERE

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #10 - Enzyme Controls

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE
96-99
 Enzyme Inhibition HERE

Lecture #11 - Enzyme Controls

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE

Exam 1 Review Session HERE
96-99
  


Exam 1

See Highlights for boundary of material covered on exam 1
Exam 1
Exam 1

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #12 - Membranes

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE
70 -79


Lecture #13 - Membranes

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Limerick HERE
70 -79
  

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #14 - Nucleic Acids

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song #1 HERE / Song #2 HERE

Limerick HERE
58 -64
 YouTube Animation
DNA Structure

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #15 - DNA Synthesis

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE
102-116
 DNA Replication in Prokaryotes HERE

Lecture #16 DNA Synthesis II

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE
102 -116
 Replication of Linear Chromosomes HERE

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #17 RNA SYNTHESIS

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE
117-132
 tTNA Structure HERE

Lecture #18 RNA SYNTHESIS

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE
117-132
 Prokaryotic Transcription HERE

Lac Operon and XGal HERE

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #19 Protein Synthesis

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE
132-139
 Translation HERE

Lecture #20 Protein Synthesis

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Review Session Video HERE

Limerick HERE

132-139


YouTube Animation
Central Dogma

Exam 2

See Highlights for boundary of material covered on exam 2

Exam 2
Exam 2

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #21 Protein Synthesis /Biotechnology

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE

224-227

  2D Gels and Arrays HERE

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #22 - Biotechnology

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Limerick HERE

224-227

Recombinant DNA HERE
 
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) HERE

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #23 - Viruses, Cancer, and Oncogenes / Immune System & Energy

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Songs HERE and HERE / Limerick HERE
24-32
141-143

Practice Gibbs problems HERE

Gibbs Free Energy Video HERE

Transparencies HERE

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #24 - Carbohydrates

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE
64-71

Monosaccharide Nomenclature and Structure HERE

Structure of fructose HERE

Structure of ribose HERE

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #25 - Carbohydrates & Energy

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE
143 - 150
Disaccharides and Polysaccharides HERE

Structure of sucrose HERE

Lecture #26 - Glycolysis

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE
143 -150
  

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #27 - Glycolysis & Gluconeogenesis

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE

Review Session HERE

150-153

173-181

  Fermentation HERE

 

Lecture #28 - Carbohydrate Storage II

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE

150-153

173-181

  

Exam 3

See Highlights for boundary of material covered on exam 3

Exam 3

Exam 3

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #29 - Citric Acid Cycle

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE
153-157
  Respiratory Control HERE

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #30 - Electron Transport/
Oxidative Phosphorylation

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Music Video HERE / Song lyrics HERE / Limerick HERE


32-35

Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation HERE

Beautiful animation of ATP synthesis HERE

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #31 - Lipid Metabolism

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Limerick HERE
157-171
  

Lecture #32 - Lipid Metabolism II

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Songs HERE, HERE, and HERE / Limerick HERE
157-171
  

Lecture #33 - Lipid Metabolism III

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE
157-171
  

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #34 - Photosynthesis

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE

35-38

181-184

  Photosynthesis Light Cycle HERE

Outline HERE
Keynote HERE
PDF Here
PPT Here

Lecture #35 - Nitrogen Metabolism

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Song HERE / Limerick HERE
184-194
  

Lecture #36 - Nitrogen Metabolism II

Highlights HERE
Streaming video HERE

Review Sessions HERE and HERE

Songs HERE and HERE

All of the Metabolic Melodies HERE

184-194

 

 

 

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