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Title: What Important concept to learn from Organic Chemistry before...?
Post by: zeldajae on June 09, 2011, 09:05:25 PM

Hello,

What are the important concepts from Organic Chemistry needed to know before taking a semester of biochemistry course. I know that alot of AA(ammino acids) are covered, but what major/basic concept is needed from Organic Chemistry before taking a Biochemistry lecture?

Thank you.

Title: Re: What Important concept to learn from Organic Chemistry before...?
Post by: Nobby on June 10, 2011, 01:23:03 AM

I think it is not only organic chemistry what you should know on an basic value. Also the inorganic chemstry like working of buffers, complexing agents, redoxreactions, etc.

Title: Re: What Important concept to learn from Organic Chemistry before...?
Post by: Dan on June 10, 2011, 02:55:23 AM

This is highly dependent on the course, do you have a syllabus?

I used to teach 1st year Biochemists organic chemistry, but the organic course for 1st year biochem was exactly the same as it was for chem, so we had to cover a lot of stuff. I suppose the core topics will be the most important:

Acids & Bases
Stereochemistry
Carbonyl Chemistry
Nucleophilic substitution
Elimination
Alkene reactivity