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Lec 1
Lec 1
Fall 2004
Tuesday & Thursday 11-12:30
WEL 2.304
PLP_Dependent Decarboxylases
http://www.cm.utexas.edu/hackert/
Dr Barrie Kitto
Immunoassays Contraceptives
http://www.cm.utexas.edu/kitto/Kittolabpage/
Course Schedule
Introductory Material
Use the class web site at:
cm.utexas.edu/CH395G/Kitto/for all announcements, exam dates, times and place and class
Class lecture note key points will also be posted there in PDF (Acrobat) format.
Use of Internet:
From laboratories
Computer Center WEL 2.302
Limitations of internet
Journals on internet
Use of CHIME for 3D Structures
Water: H,O
Organics: C,H,O,N,P,S
Ions: Na+, K+, Mg++, Ca++, Cl-
Trace Elements: Fe, Mn ,Co, Cu, Zn
Chapter 2
• Water
• Acids and Bases
• Ionization
Molarity of Water
1 liter of water weighs 1000 g
1 mole of water = 18 g
• pH = - log10 [H+]
• For example
if [H+] = 10-7M the pH = 7
Table 2-3 (bottom) Dissociation Constants and pK’s at
25°C of Some Acids in Common Laboratory Use as
Biochemical Buffers .
Page 45
For reviews of pH and buffers see
http://www.boyerbiochem.com/
and go to Concept Reviews