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 biochemistry laboratory techniques including spectrophotometry, pH and buffer preparation, methods of protein determination, principles and uses of chromatography, 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.