Syllabus Application
Biochemistry I
BIO 321
Faculty:
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester:
Fall 2025-2026
Course:
Biochemistry I - BIO 321
Classroom:
FENS-G015
Level of course:
Undergraduate
Course Credits:
SU Credit:4.000, ECTS:7, Basic:7
Prerequisites:
NS 201 and NS 207
Corequisites:
BIO 321L
Course Type:
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Hüveyda Başağa
- Email: huveyda@sabanciuniv.edu
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
Biochemistry I Chemical nature of cellular components; enzymes and mechanism of enzyme activity; energy interconversions and biosynthetic reactions, including template dependent reactions, and some aspects of control mechanisms. Weekly laboratory session introduces the major experimental tools used in modern biology.
Course Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | Identify the fundamental concepts of biochemistry |
|---|---|
| 2. | Describe the structures and functions of amino acids. |
| 3. | Describe the structure and biological function relationship of proteins. |
| 4. | Describe the basic aspects of Michelis-Menten enzyme kinetics and catalysis. |
| 5. | Describe the main aspects of the structures and functions of carbohydrates, nucleotides and lipids. |
| 6. | Develop a general understanding to approach essential facts and theories of biochemistry. |
| 7. | Identify the key features of amino acids, proteins, enzymes, carbohydrates, nucleotides and lipids and use these features in frame of a biochemical experimental design and method in a laboratory context, with some guidance. |
| 8. | With some guidance, analyze, interpret and report biochemically derived data, which have lowered level of complexity than the ones gained from real world experimentations, in details. |
| 9. | Evaluate the main aspects of the biochemistry with reference to the lecture |
| 10. | Express basic biochemical concepts effectively by written means in homeworks, quizzes, examinations and lab notebooks. |
| 11. | With some guidance, identify the covered concepts in the text book and study autonomously. |
| 12. | With some guidance, collect specific information about biochemically important molecules from the text book and understand their roles in a biochemical laboratory method. |
Course Objective
AIMS
- Classroom sessions of this module aims to teach fundamental concepts in biochemistry including topics on Amino Acids, Protein Structure & Function, Enzyme Kinetics, Carbohydrates, Nucleotides and Lipids to the students who do have at least D ?grade in freshman level Biology, Chemistry (NS 102 ? Science of Nature II) and Calculus (MATH 101 & MATH 102) courses.
- As a co-requisite the classrooms sessions, laboratory sessions of this module (BIO321L) aims to introduce major experimental methods used in modern biochemistry weekly by simultaneously complementing the in-class covered concepts.
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
After completing the in-class teaching and laboratory activities associated with this module you should be able to: (Look Learning Outcomes items)
Module-specific skills 1-5
Discipline-specific skills 6-9
Individual and key skills 10-12
- Classroom sessions of this module aims to teach fundamental concepts in biochemistry including topics on Amino Acids, Protein Structure & Function, Enzyme Kinetics, Carbohydrates, Nucleotides and Lipids to the students who do have at least D ?grade in freshman level Biology, Chemistry (NS 102 ? Science of Nature II) and Calculus (MATH 101 & MATH 102) courses.
- As a co-requisite the classrooms sessions, laboratory sessions of this module (BIO321L) aims to introduce major experimental methods used in modern biochemistry weekly by simultaneously complementing the in-class covered concepts.
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
After completing the in-class teaching and laboratory activities associated with this module you should be able to: (Look Learning Outcomes items)
Module-specific skills 1-5
Discipline-specific skills 6-9
Individual and key skills 10-12
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Related to This Course:
| Good Health and Well-being | |
| Affordable and Clean Energy |