simon fraser university (SFU ) • molecular biology and biochemistry

Condensed class notes from lectures about bond rotation. Includes types of strain, energy levels, and conformations.

Condensed class notes from lectures about alkene reaction mechanisms. Includes stereospecificity, and markovnikov addition.

Condensed class notes from lectures about nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Includes mechanics and theory, identification, and degree of unsaturation.

Class notes from lectures on organic reaction mechanisms. Includes acid-base, substitution, rearrangement, addition, and elimination reactions.

Condensed class notes from lectures about identification using IR spectroscopy, Includes typical peaks for important functional groups.

Condensed class notes for lectures about organic synthesis and transforming alkynes. Includes synthesis of aldehydes and ketones using markovnikov and anti-markovnikov addition reactions.

Condensed class notes for lectures about resonance in organic chemistry. Includes rules for resonance and patterns to look for.

Condensed class notes for lectures about the Substitution Nucleophilic SN2 reaction mechanism.

Condensed class notes for lectures about serine proteases. Mainly focused on Chymotrypsin. Includes substrate binding pockets, chymotrypsin reaction mechanism, and the catalytic triad.

Condensed class notes for lectures about experimental techniques used in biochemistry. Includes SDS PAGE, column chromatography, protein purification, NMR, and ELISA.