MCD BIO M170

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Photosynthetic Apparatus

Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology · 2 to 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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(Same as Chemistry CM170.) Recommended: Chemistry 153C, 154, Life Sciences 4. Light harvesting, photochemistry, electron transfer, carbon fixation, carbohydrate metabolism, pigment synthesis in chloroplasts and bacteria. Assembly of photosynthetic membranes and regulation of genes encoding those components. Emphasis on understanding of experimental approaches.

P/NP or letter grading.

When it runs

Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.

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Requisites

Official UCLA wording
Requisites: Chemistry 153A and 153B, or Life Sciences 3 and 23L, and Chemistry 153L.

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one of

all of
- CHEM 153A
- CHEM 153B
all of

· "LIFESCI 3" is not in this catalog version
· "LIFESCI 23L" is not in this catalog version
· mixed comma-level AND/OR in "Chemistry 153A and 153B, or Life Sciences 3 and 23L, and Chemistry 153L" — grouping is a best reading

Requires

Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.

MCD BIO M170

CHEM 153ABiochemistry: Introduction to Structure, Enzymes, and Metabolism
- CHEM 14DOrganic Reactions and Pharmaceuticals
  - CHEM 14CStructure of Organic Molecules
- CHEM 30BOrganic Chemistry II: Reactivity, Synthesis, and Spectroscopy
  - CHEM 30AOrganic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity

Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.