Biochem: Resources ?

[Necr0sis713]

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So i'm taking biochem 1 and 2 my gap year (Undergrad level) and I feel like i'm being deceived by it. Maybe its because I studied it extensively from MCAT prep books for my MCAT. I'm studying Lehninger right now to get ahead for the fall semester, and it seems...too easy? It's a 400 level course at my university though (We have 100, 200, 300, and 400 level courses for undergrads) and it just feels like the same stuff I learned in biology and chemistry.

What is it about biochemistry that makes it so "challenging" and "advanced". What is the course actually like? Just a lot of calculations? Conceptual questions? What resources do you recommend?

 

[Lawpy]

Lehninger's was actually fairly difficult for me. Probably because of some mechanisms involved that seemed a bit excessive. It's a standard textbook for biochemistry though, so if you're finding the book easy, it's probably a good sign that you'll do well in the course.

The biochem course I took required memorization of amino acids + properties, some knowledge of proteins, enzymatic activity (Michaelis-Menten kinetics, and the Hill equation for cooperativity), and lots and lots and lots of metabolic pathways + regulation (memorizing glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, citric acid cycle, and the oxidative phosphorylation pathways was required, as well as key points of regulation). The course was difficult but I enjoyed it a lot

 

[wutwutwut]

I took a 4000 level biochem at my university and it wasn't the material that was hard but it was the amount of material. There were so many small details we had to know it was crazy (specifically intermediate structures and enzymes). We didn't use Lehniger though so I'm not sure if that makes a difference


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[wutwutwut]

and for my class it was mostly conceptual we didn't have any calculations but again I have no idea what your class will be like


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[wizzed101]

How far have you read into the book?

I used Voet Voet. It's more detailed, which I like but many may find it overwhelming though.

 

[Necr0sis713]

How far have you read into the book?

I used Voet Voet. It's more detailed, which I like but many may find it overwhelming though.

Just started really. I'm on the introductory chapters about water, buffering, delta G, etc. But given that I studied proteins for the MCAT, I don't think i'm going to learn anything too new besides maybe some more details on secondary, tertiary, and Quaternary structures.

I hear Voet Voet is excellent, but i'm scared to use a different book than recommended by the course.

 

[wizzed101]

You can try the chapter about lipid then the bioenergetics and metabolism section then. They are the meat of the course and the mcat.

 

[JustAPhD]

Can confirm, Voet Voet is quite good.

 

[idontwatchgreysanatomy]

I enjoy this professor's videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/oharow

 

[Necr0sis713]

I enjoy this professor's videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/oharow

I've been listening to this dude's lectures while running on the treadmill since my MCAT prep days 🙂

 

[Crayola227]

Can confirm, Voet Voet is quite good.

Voet & Voet FTW

but that was when I did a year of it in undergrad, and to be honest it's the only one I ever used

got a good educatoin out if tho