Biomolecules & Enzymes

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Biomolecules & Enzymes

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8 sessions

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This series ended on March 1, 2022. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

About

This is a 3-week course. We will be covering 3 significant branches of Biomolecules: Carbohydrates, Proteins & Lipids before briefly discussing Enzymes. 

The syllabus will be loosely based on NCERT (Class XI) syllabus but not limited to it. We will also try to solve practice problems in  Khan Academy from units: macromolecules and biomolecules (MCAT).

The classes will be of 1 hr for 4 days/week: Thurs, Fri, Sat, and Sun. On Sunday, we will be doing the practice problems in Khan Academy on the topics we have studied. This will be a helpful way to revise our concepts.

Prerequisites: You should have a basic understanding in chemistry. For example: You should be able to understand terms like electronegativity.
Since basic chemistry will be used to understand the formation of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins.

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Jennifer J 🇨🇦

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Hey everyone ! I am a mentor at SHW and currently doing my doctoral studies so I am not as involved as I was before but if you have any questions reach out to me and I will do my best to answer.

Schedule

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SESSION 1

17

Feb

SESSION 1

Orientation

Thu 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM UTCFeb 17, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM UTC

Introduction ( Introduce ourselves) + Prerequisites (basics)
We will be covering the basics questions such as what are biomolecules. What do you mean by ketones or aldehydes ? What is the building block of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids?

SESSION 2

18

Feb

SESSION 2

Biology

Fri 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM UTCFeb 18, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM UTC

It's all about Carbohydrates !!

We will learn about Monosaccharides, Oligosaccharides and Polysaccharides: their formation and function.

SESSION 3

19

Feb

SESSION 3

Biology

Sat 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM UTCFeb 19, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM UTC

In this session we will learn about about amino acids; their types & categories and their formation.
We will also learn about Zwitterion and its importance.

SESSION 4

20

Feb

SESSION 4

Biology

Sun 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM UTCFeb 20, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM UTC

We will solve practice problems from Khan Academy for Carbohydrates and Amino-acids.

SESSION 5

24

Feb

SESSION 5

Biology

Thu 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM UTCFeb 24, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM UTC

Proteins !!!
What are the common types of proteins found in us ? What are conjugated proteins ? What are the functions of proteins in a living being ? And what are the types of structural levels of protein ?

SESSION 6

25

Feb

SESSION 6

Biology

Fri 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM UTCFeb 25, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM UTC

This session is all about Lipids !!!!
What are the different types of Lipids ? Where are they found and what is their functions ? Most of all why are they important ?

SESSION 7

26

Feb

SESSION 7

Biology

Sat 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM UTCFeb 26, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM UTC

We will learn about Enzymes. We will learn in detail about its structure and its mechanism.

SESSION 8

27

Feb

SESSION 8

Biology

Sun 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM UTCFeb 27, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM UTC

We will solve practice problems from Khan Academy for Proteins and Lipids.

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Feb 17 - Feb 27

2 weeks

60 mins

/ session

SCHEDULE

Thursdays

1:30PM

Fridays

1:30PM

Saturdays

1:30PM

Sundays

1:30PM