Undergraduate - UnitCHE2871 - Biochemistry for engineers

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering
Organisational Unit	Department of Chemical Engineering
Offered	Malaysia First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Professor Tey Beng Ti

Synopsis

This unit focuses on the study of living cells and biological molecules with a emphasis on their applications in chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Topics to be covered include cell biology and structure, fundamental biochemistry of proteins and enzymes, metabolic pathways and biosynthesis of metabolites, molecular biology including central dogma, genetic code, protein synthesis and practical examples of industrial applications.

Outcomes

Upon completing this unit, students are expected to:

have sufficient knowledge to relate the importance of biochemistry in industry
understand the role of basic cell components, the physical and biochemical properties of proteins especially in their roles as enzymes
understand the major metabolic pathway and the biosynthesis of economic importance of primary and secondary metabolites
understand the principles of storage and transmission of genetic information; the control mechanisms which operate at the level of gene expression; and their applications in industry
acquire laboratory skills, including basic cell culture technique; spectophotometric methods to assay proteins; gel electrophoresis analysis for proteins and DNA.