BCH 102: Introductory Biochemistry Laboratory

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 8 hours

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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 bio- chemistry laboratory techniques including spectropho- tometry, pH and buffer preparation, methods of pro- tein determination, principles and uses of chromatog- raphy, enzyme assay, theory and measurement 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.