Introductory biochemistry. Protein structure and folding enzyme mechanisms, kinetics, and allostery; nucleic acid structure; macromolecular biosynthesis with emphasis on specificity and fidelity; lipids and membrane structure; bioenergetics; vitamins and coenzymes; introduction to intermediary metabolismvitamins and coenzymes; introduction to intermediary metabolism. Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory, one-hour discussion. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking.