Academic Calendar - 2025 Archive

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2025 Archive
Western Main Campus

Biochemistry 2280A

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


An introduction to biochemistry with emphasis on protein structure and function, intermediary metabolism and nucleic acid structure and function.

Antirequisite(s): Biochemistry 2288A.

Prerequisite(s): Biology 1001A and Biology 1002B; (Chemistry 1301A/B and Chemistry 1302A/B) or (Chemistry 1302A/B and registration in a Biomedical Engineering Program). Integrated Science 1001X can be used as a prerequisite in place of Biology 1002B and Chemistry 1302A/B.

Extra Information: 3 lecture hours. Note: It is strongly recommended that a course in organic chemistry be taken previously or concurrently (e.g. Chemistry 2213A/B or Chemistry 2273A).

Course Weight: 0.50
Breadth: CATEGORY C i  
Subject Code: BIOCHEM

This Course is Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages:

Western Main Campus  Anatomy and Cell Biology 4451F/G - INTEGRATIVE NEUROSCIENCE
Western Main Campus  Biochemistry 2288A - BIOCHEMISTY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY FOR FOODS AND NUTRITION
Western Main Campus  Biochemistry 3381A - PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND ENZYME FUNCTION
Western Main Campus  Biochemistry 3382A - BIOCHEMICAL REGULATION
Western Main Campus  Biochemistry 3385B - HUMAN BIOCHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus  Biochemistry 3386B - CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus  Biochemistry 3392F/G - SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
Western Main Campus  Biochemistry 4415B - APPLICATIONS OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY AND CHEMICAL GENETICS IN MEDICINE
Western Main Campus  Biology 2581A/B - GENETICS
Western Main Campus  Biology 3316A/B - ADVANCED CELL BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus  Biology 3326F/G - CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY
Western Main Campus  Biology 3338A/B - DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus  Biology 3592A/B - PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GENETICS
Western Main Campus  Biology 3593A/B - GENETIC ENGINEERING
Western Main Campus  Biology 3594A/B - DNA:GENOME ORGANIZATION, MUTAGENESIS AND REPAIR
Western Main Campus  Biology 3597A/B - REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION
Western Main Campus  Biology 3625F/G - TECHNIQUES IN PHYSIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus  Biology 4920F/G/Z - SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus  Biology 4944F/G - SEMINAR IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
Western Main Campus  Biology 4950F/G - SEMINAR IN GENETICS
Western Main Campus  Biomedical Engineering 3303A/B - CELLULAR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Western Main Campus  Chemistry 4415B - APPLICATIONS OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY AND CHEMICAL GENETICS IN MEDICINE
Western Main Campus  Computer Science 4460Z - BIOINFORMATICS THESIS
Western Main Campus  Computer Science 4461A/B - BIOINFORMATICS TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS
Western Main Campus  Computer Science 4463A/B - COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus  Foods and Nutrition 2230A/B - INTEGRATED HUMAN NUTRITION
Western Main Campus  Foods and Nutrition 3373A/B - NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Western Main Campus  Foods and Nutrition 4453A/B - CLINICAL NUTRITION II
Western Main Campus  Foods and Nutrition 4471A/B - METABOLIC PROCESSES OF NUTRITION FOR WELLNESS
Western Main Campus  Medical Biophysics 3518B - INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR IMAGING
Western Main Campus  Medical Biophysics 4720B - APPLIED MEDICAL IMAGING
Western Main Campus  Medical Biophysics 4730A/B - DISEASE MARKERS AND PRECISION MEDICINE
Western Main Campus  Medical Sciences 3391A/B - TRUTH AND LIES IN BIOMEDICAL BIG DATA
Western Main Campus  Microbiology and Immunology 3200B - VIROLOGY
Western Main Campus  Microbiology and Immunology 3300B - IMMUNOLOGY
Western Main Campus  Microbiology and Immunology 3400A - BACTERIOLOGY
Western Main Campus  Microbiology and Immunology 3610F - MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY
Western Main Campus  Pathology 3500 - INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN PATHOLOGY
Western Main Campus  Pathology 3700F/G - MODERN APPROACHES IN BIOMEDICAL AND PATHOLOGY RESEARCH
Western Main Campus  Pharmacology 3620 - HUMAN PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTIC PRINCIPLES
Western Main Campus  Physiology 3120 - HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
Western Main Campus  Physiology 3140A - CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY
Western Main Campus  Physiology and Pharmacology 3000E - PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY LABORATORY
Western Main Campus Other - Non Modular Program  Faculty of Engineering | Chemical and Biochemical Engineering | F. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING OPTION
Western Main Campus Other - Non Modular Program  Faculty of Engineering | Electrical and Computer Engineering | H. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING OPTION
Western Main Campus Other - Non Modular Program  Faculty of Engineering | Mechanical and Materials Engineering | F. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING OPTION
Western Main Campus Other - Non Modular Program  Faculty of Engineering | Mechatronic Systems Engineering | D. MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING OPTION
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Health Sciences | Food and Nutritional Sciences, Brescia School of | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN FOODS AND NUTRITION
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Health Sciences | Food and Nutritional Sciences, Brescia School of | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
Western Main Campus Combined Degree Program  Faculty of Health Sciences | Food and Nutritional Sciences, Brescia School of | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS/HBA
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Health Sciences | Food and Nutritional Sciences, Brescia School of | MINOR IN FOODS AND NUTRITION
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Health Sciences | Food and Nutritional Sciences, Brescia School of | SPECIALIZATION IN FOODS AND NUTRITION
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Health Sciences | Health Studies, School of | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN HEALTH SCIENCES WITH BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Biology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Biology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Biology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GENETICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Biology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GENETICS AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Biology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Biology | MAJOR IN BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Biology | MAJOR IN GENETICS
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science | Biology | MINOR IN BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science | Biology | MINOR IN GENETICS
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Biology | SPECIALIZATION IN BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Chemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND CHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Chemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN CHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Chemistry | SPECIALIZATION IN CHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Computer Science | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOINFORMATICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GEOLOGY AND BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | SPECIALIZATION IN GEOLOGY AND BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Integrated Science Program - (WISc) | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN INTEGRATED SCIENCE WITH BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Integrated Science Program - (WISc) | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN INTEGRATED SCIENCE WITH CHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Integrated Science Program - (WISc) | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN INTEGRATED SCIENCE WITH GENETICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Integrated Science Program - (WISc) | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN INTEGRATED SCIENCE WITH SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Anatomy and Cell Biology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL CELL BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Anatomy and Cell Biology | MAJOR IN MEDICAL CELL BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Anatomy and Cell Biology | MINOR IN MEDICAL CELL BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND CANCER BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY - ADMISSION DISCONTINUED
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND PATHOLOGY OF HUMAN DISEASE - ADMISSION DISCONTINUED
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY OF INFECTION AND IMMUNITY - ADMISSION DISCONTINUED
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY - ADMISSION DISCONTINUED
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN COMPUTATIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY - ADMISSION DISCONTINUED
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | MAJOR IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | MINOR IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | MAJOR IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
Western Main Campus Combined Degree Program  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) - Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education (BMSUE) | HONOURS BMSc INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL SCIENCES/HBA
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) - Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education (BMSUE) | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL SCIENCES (IMS)
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) - Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education (BMSUE) | MAJOR IN INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL SCIENCES (IMS)
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) - Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education (BMSUE) | SPECIALIZATION IN INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL SCIENCES (IMS)
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Bioinformatics - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL BIOINFORMATICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Biophysics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS (Biological Science Concentration) - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Biophysics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS (Medical Science Concentration)*
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Biophysics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS AND BIOCHEMISTRY* - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Biophysics | MINOR IN MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Sciences - Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education (BMSUE) | MAJOR IN MEDICAL SCIENCES
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Sciences - Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education (BMSUE) | MINOR IN MEDICAL SCIENCES
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Microbiology and Immunology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Microbiology and Immunology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY WITH PATHOLOGY - ADMISSION DISCONTINUED
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Microbiology and Immunology | MAJOR IN MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Microbiology and Immunology | MINOR IN MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Neuroscience - Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education (BMSUE) | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN NEUROSCIENCE
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | One Health - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN ONE HEALTH
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | One Health - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | MAJOR IN ONE HEALTH
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PATHOLOGY
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | MAJOR IN PATHOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PHARMACOLOGY - ADMISSION DISCONTINUED
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PHYSIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | MAJOR IN PHARMACOLOGY
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | MAJOR IN PHYSIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | MINOR IN PHARMACOLOGY
Western Main Campus Combined Degree Program  Richard Ivey School Of Business | HBA Combined Programs | HBA/HONOURS BMSc INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL SCIENCES
Western Main Campus Combined Degree Program  Richard Ivey School Of Business | HBA Combined Programs | HBA/HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS