Integration of Basic Chemical Knowledge into the Key Undergraduate Course-Biochemistry / 中国生物化学与分子生物学报

ABSTRACT

The basic knowledge of college chemistry is an important basis for the key undergraduate course-Biochemistry for students majoring in Life Sciences. Based on theoretical analysis of the close relationship between "Biochemistry" and "College Chemistry", this paper summarized these knowledge nodes to the content of Biochemistry from the four major courses Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry. We took the peptide bond,mechanism of enzymes and protein purification as examples to show the relevance between the basic knowledge of Chemistry and the knowledge points of Biochemistry, aiming to enlighten the students to understand the importance of the basic knowledge of Chemistry. We also proposed three kinds of teaching pattern for introducing the basic knowledge of " College Chemistry" to " Biochemistry" , including " Described directly by teachers", " Integrated into contents of Biochemistry" and " Students learning by themselves" , so as to ensure that the students comprehend clearly the essence of "Biochemistry". Finally we discussed how to culture the students' ability to think independently and critically. The idea and practice about Biochemistry teaching will benefit the students to grasp the essence of the course and it will also give one new perspective for teachers to carry out teaching reforms in life science courses.