2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Organic and Biological Chemistry A
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Takeharu Tsuge
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Tue
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MAT.P328
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this course, students will study the organic chemistry behind the phenomena of life, relating it to biomolecules and their functions, enzyme reactions, metabolic pathways, biochemical energy, and genome science.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Explain the chemical properties and functions of biomolecules.
2. Explain the mechanisms of organic chemical reactions in living organisms.
3. Explain the role of organic chemistry in biological processes.
4. Explain examples of applications of bioorganic chemistry in practical technology.
Keywords
amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, enzymes, metabolic pathways, energy metabolism
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Explain using handouts and slides.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Overview | Learn about the basic concepts of bioorganic chemistry. |
| Class 2 | Chemistry of amino acids and proteins | Learn about the structure and properties of amino acids, primary to quaternary structures of proteins, and functions of proteins. |
| Class 3 | Enzymes and Vitamins | Learn about the active site and substrate specificity of enzymes, the catalytic action of enzymes, cofactors, and enzyme kinetics (Michaelis-Menten equation). |
| Class 4 | Enzyme regulation and inhibition | Learn about the enzyme regulation mechanisms, competitive and noncompetitive inhibition, and regulation of enzyme activity (allosteric regulation, coactivators). |
| Class 5 | Carbohydrates | Learn about the structure of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, sugar chains and cell recognition, energy supply of sugars, and structural materials. |
| Class 6 | Biochemical energy generation | Learn about biochemical reactions, metabolism, energy production, ATP and energy transfer, electron transport chain, and oxidative phosphorylation. |
| Class 7 | Summary | Summarize the whole course and deepen students’ understanding. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
McMurry Bioorganic Chemistry [Biochemistry] 8th Edition, Maruzen Publishing
ISBN978-4-621-30240-8 (Japanese)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
McMurry, Organic Chemistry 9th Ed, Tokyo Kagakudojin
ISBN978-4-8079-0809-7 (Japanese)
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students will be assessed on their understanding of organic and biological chemistry by examinations (90%) and drills (10%).
Related courses
- MAT.P211 ： Organic Chemistry (Structure-I)
- MAT.P212 ： Organic Chemistry (Structure-II)
- MAT.P213 ： Organic Chemistry (Reaction-A)
- MAT.P214 ： Organic Chemistry (Reaction-B)
- MAT.P311 ： Organic Chemistry (Functions) A
- MAT.P312 ： Organic Chemistry (Functions) B
- MAT.P314 ： Organic Synthetic Chemistry A
- MAT.P315 ： Organic Synthetic Chemistry B
- MAT.P316 ： Organic Synthetic Chemistry C
- MAT.P396 ： Organic Functional Biochemistry
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are necessary, but enrollment in the related courses is desirable.