Academic Calendar - 2025

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2025
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 - NUTRITION AND METABOLIC PROCESSES
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 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*
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*
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*
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY*
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN COMPUTATIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY*
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
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 *
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 Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PHYSIOLOGY*
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