Lecture Schedule & Web Notes

Lecture #	Lecture Date	Topic
1.	January 14	Photosynthesis	Introduction and review of importance of photosynthesis
2.	January 19	Photosynthesis	Unicellular photosynthetic pathways
3.	January 21	Photosynthesis	Models integrating electron transport and regulation of CO₂ fixation
4.	January 26	Photosynthesis	Electron transport and energy capture
5.	January 28	Photosynthesis	Energetic considerations
6.	February 2	Photosynthesis	Organization of the PSII and PSI reaction centers
7.	February 4	Photosynthesis	Structural organization of the PS-II Rxn center
8.	February 9	Photosynthesis	ATP synthesis, chemiosmotic hypothesis and H⁺ transport
9.	February 11	Photosynthesis
	February 11	Position-paper topic selection due
10.	February 17	Respiration	Aspects of respiration unique to plants
	~ Wednesday Feb. 17	First section exam
11.	February 18	Respiration	Aspects of respiration unique to plants
12.	February 23	Isoprenoids	source and nomenclature
13.	February 25	Isoprenoids	synthetic mechanisms
14.	March 2	Isoprenoids	biosynthesis of select isoprenoids
15.	March 4	Phenylpropanoids	secondary metabolites derived from phenylalanine
16.	March 9	Phenylpropanoids	lignin and lignin precursors
17.	March 11	Carbohydrate metabolism Carbohydrate metabolism	mono- & oligosaccharides, glycosides, ascorbic acid storage polysaccharides
18.	March 23	Carbohydrate metabolism	structural polysaccharides
	~ Wednesday March 24	Second section exam
19.	March 25	Lipids	introduction, synthesis of fatty acids, waxes & cutin
20.	March 30	Lipids	synthesis of membrane lipids and triglycerides
21.	April 1	Lipids	fatty acid oxidation
22.	April 6	Nitrogen metabolism	nomenclature, N₂ fixation
	April 6	Position-paper abstracts and search strategies/histories due
23.	April 8	Nitrogen metabolism	nitrate reduction, ammonia assimilation
	April 13	Position-paper due; Position-paper abstract presentations
24.	April 15	Nitrogen metabolism	essential and non-protein amino acids, porphyrins
25.	April 20	Nitrogen metabolism	sulfur reduction and assimilation
26.	April 22	Nitrogen metabolism	alkaloids
27.	April 27	Frontiers in Plant Biochemistry
28.	April 29	Review & Integration of Plant Metabolic Pathways
	~ May 4	Review
	May 6	Third section exam: 10:30 AM

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