Course Description and Objectives:
This laboratory course has been designed to introduce students to the practical skills necessary to carry out the synthesis and characterization of chemical compounds/macromolecules and the measurement of properties associated with chemicals and their reactions. Students will also be introduced to biochemical calculation, pH calibration, buffer and experimental reagents preparation, practical spectrophotometry, chromatography, electrophoresis and SDS-PAGE. Students will be also introduced to several biochemical techniques including protein isolation and determination, practical experience in the determination of biochemical enzymes assays and kinetic parameters and the determination/characterization assays of carbohydrates and lipids.