Lecture Schedule & Web Notes

Lecture #	Lecture Date	Topic
1.	January 12	Photosynthesis	Introduction and review of importance of photosynthesis
2.	January 17	Photosynthesis	Unicellular photosynthetic pathways
3.	January 19	Photosynthesis	Models integrating electron transport and regulation of CO₂ fixation
4.	January 24	Photosynthesis	Electron transport and energy capture
5.	January 26	Photosynthesis	Energetic considerations
6.	January 31	Photosynthesis	Organization of the PSII and PSI reaction centers
7.	February 2	Photosynthesis	Structural organization of the PS-II Rxn center
8.	February 7	Photosynthesis	ATP synthesis, chemiosmotic hypothesis and H⁺ transport
9.	February 9	Photosynthesis
10.	February 14	Carbohydrate metabolism Carbohydrate metabolism	mono- & oligosaccharides, glycosides, ascorbic acid begin discussions on storage polysaccharides
	February 14	Mini-review topic selection due
	February 17	First section exam
11.	February 16	Carbohydrate metabolism	storage and structural polysaccharides
12.	February 21	Respiration	Aspects of respiration unique to plants
13.	February 23	Respiration	Aspects of respiration unique to plants
14.	February 28	Isoprenoids	source and nomenclature
15.	March 2	Isoprenoids	synthetic mechanisms
	March 2	Early Semester Course Evaluation
16.	March 7	Isoprenoids	biosynthesis of select isoprenoids
17.	March 9	Phenylpropanoids	secondary metabolites derived from phenylalanine
18.	March 21	Phenylpropanoids	lignin and lignin precursors
	~ Wednesday March 22	Second section exam
19.	March 23	Lipids	introduction, synthesis of fatty acids, waxes & cutin
20.	March 28	Lipids	synthesis of membrane lipids and triglycerides
21.	March 30	Lipids	fatty acid oxidation
22.	April 4	Nitrogen metabolism	nomenclature, N₂ fixation
	April 6	Mini-review abstracts and search strategies/histories due
23.	April 6	Nitrogen metabolism	nitrate reduction, ammonia assimilation
	April 11	Mini-review due; Minireview abstract presentations
24.	April 13	Nitrogen metabolism	essential and non-protein amino acids, porphyrins
25.	April 18	Nitrogen metabolism	sulfur reduction and assimilation
26.	April 20	Nitrogen metabolism	alkaloids
27.	April 25	Frontiers in Plant Biochemistry
28.	April 27	Review & Integration of Plant Metabolic Pathways
	~ May 2	Review
	May 4	Third section exam: 4:00 PM

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