Biochem Woos

[cyclopropane]

Hey everyone,

Hope you'll are surviving . I need some advice for my pre-pharm track. I got through biochemI okay first quarter. However, this quarter biochemII tough. There are too many pathways and enzymes to remember!!

I already got below a C on one midterm (I wasn't prepared). I hope to get at least a B on the next one. How will a C look on my transcript for biochemistry for CA pharmacy schools? I already have a B- for organic chem.

Heh, this is a little similar to one of the pre-req gpa threads..

Any input?

Cyclopropane

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[dgroulx]

I'm not sure about Ca schools and whether they look at biochem or not.

At UF, they don't look at the grade because it is not a prerequisite.

Biochem is hard and it is still hard the 2nd time around in pharm school. Try to learn all those pathways, enzymes, inhibitors, etc.

 

[SpitFiR3]

Check out this website. It shows what school require what class. Oh ya maybe this might help you a bit or two. This is something I pick up for biochem for the TCA cycle. Officer Can I Keep Selling Sex For Money. It's oxaloacetate. Citrate. Isocitrate. a-Ketoglurate... and so on.

 

[dgroulx]

Sample biochem multiple choice:

In glycolysis, fructose-6-phosphate is phosphorylated by 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase to yield fructose-1,6-bisphosphate.

A) This reaction is the energy commitment step for glycolysis to proceeed.

B) 6-phosphofructose-1-kinase is allosterically activated by fructose-2,6,phosphate

C) 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase is allosterically inhibited by ATP and citrate

D) 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase is inactivated by protein kinase A

E) 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase is activated by glucagon and epinephrine.

The correct answer is A, B, C. You are not told how many correct answers there are. The question is worth 3 points. You get 1 point for putting A, another for putting B, etc. If you put D or E, you get -1 point for each letter. Some students checked all the answers because you were at least guaranteed 1 point that way.

I got a whopping 71% on that test, even though I'd already had biochem. I am so glad that class is over.

 

[cyclopropane]

Hey Dana and SpitFiR3,

Thanks for the encouragement. I just took a biochem midterm and did fairly well. It looks like I be trudging through the class the rest of the quarter . The good thing is that I'm starting to find it really interesting now, and that keeps me studying.

Cyclopropane

*Time to party! I just turned 21 a few days ago. I'm going to try a few drinks..heh