CHM 116 : Health Science Chemistry II
This course is a continuation of CHM 115. Topics include: an introduction to the chemistry of carbon; the hydrocarbons; organic functional groups (their structural and functional characteristics); the relationship of these functional groups to the chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids; protein synthesis; and metabolism. The metabolic pathways of fermentation, glycolysis, the citric acid cycle and the utilization of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins by these metabolic pathways are discussed. Prerequisite: CHM 115 or its equivalent as determined by the department. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours per week. Instructional Support Fee applies.
Gen. Ed. Competencies Met: Scientific Reasoning and Discovery.
Course Outcomes
1. Draw the structure and name, both IUPAC and common, basic hydrocarbon compounds and other organic compounds.
2. Describe the various functional groups and their reactions within organic compounds including alcohols, phenols, thiols, ethers, amines and amides, carboxylic acids, esters, lipids, amino acids and proteins.
3. Draw the structure of amino acids at physiological pH and identify the primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures of proteins.
4. Describe the role of complimentary base pairing in both DNA replication and the formation of mRNA during protein synthesis.
5. Describe the various metabolic pathways for the digestion and use of carbohydrates by the body for energy production
6. Describe the reactions of glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, the electron transport chain and calculate the ATP produced from glucose.