Lecture Schedule & Web Notes

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

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