Prerequisites: BCH 100 with a grade of "C-" or better or BCH 110A with a grade of "C-" or better; BCH 101 with a grade of "C-" or better or CHEM 005 with a grade of "C-" or better; or consent of instructor
Description: Introduction to biochemistry laboratory techniques including spectrophotometry, pH and buffer preparation, methods of protein determination, principles and uses of chromatography, enzyme assay, theory and meas- urement of radioisotopes (liquid scintillation counting), SDS gel electrophoresis, and theory of centrifugation. Most experiments include a “quantitative component” upon which the student’s performance is graded.