BCHE 4510/6510 - Biochemical Engineering

Assignments, Notes and Handouts


Assignment # Description Due Date
HW 1 History Assignment Wednesday, January 15
HW 2 book probs 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9, 2.11 Friday, January 24
HW 3 book prob 3.3 Friday, January 31
HW 4A Enzyme Problem Set 1: A, B, E, F, G Monday, February 3
HW 4B Enzyme Problem Set 1: C, D, H Wednesday, February 5
Test #1 Friday, February 7
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Paper (1) Paper - Part 1 Friday, February 28
HW 5 Enzyme Problem Set 2 Friday, February 14
HW 6 Enzyme Article Review #1 Wednesday, February 19
---- Itoh et al.pdf
HW 7 book probs 3.5, 3.6, 3.9, 3.10b Friday, February 21
HW 8 Interlude Handout Probs 1, 2 p. 12 Monday, February 24
Paper (2) Paper - Part 2 Monday, April 7
HW 9 Enzyme Problem Set 3 Wednesday, March 12
Test #2 Monday, March 17
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HW 10 book probs 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 (corrections) Monday, March 24
HW 11 Cell Growth Problem Set 1 (Prob A data) Wednesday, April 3
HW 12 Cell Growth Problem Set 2 Wednesday, April 10
HW 13 book prob 6.8 Wednesday, April 17
HW 14 Cell Growth Problem Set 3 Friday, April 19
Test #3 Wednesday, April 24
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Literature Reviews (BCHE 6510 only) Due Date
Lit Rev 1 Article Review #1 Friday, January 24
Lit Rev 2 Article Review #2 Friday, February 21
Lit Rev 3 Article Review #3 Friday, March 28
Lit Rev 4 Article Review #4 Friday, April 25

Lectures and other stuff


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Lectures:Biotechnology Today - comments during first day
EC 7: translocases
Plot of Michaelis-Menten Equation - Compare Initial S
Powerpoint Lecture Notes from January 28
Video from January 28
Some Historical Videos:Penicillin video #1
Penicillin video #2
Xanthan Gum video #1
Xanthan Gum video #2
Some Useful Enzyme Links:Brenda
Enzyme Nomenclature (ExplorEnz)
GenomeNet
Enzyme Specifications:alpha-amylase
glucoamylase
papain
Handouts/Plots:Figure of Internal Substrate Concentration
Figure of Actual Thiele Modulus
Figure of Observed Thiele Modulus
High Shear Mixer
Homework Solutions:Simple Enzyme Kinetics Least Squares Fit - R
Data for R script
Enzyme Problem 1B
Enzyme Problem 1D
Enzyme Problem 1F
Enzyme Problem 1H
Interlude Problem 1
Enzyme Problem 3B
Enzyme Problem 3C
Cell Growth Problem 1A
Cell Growth Problem 2B
Comments about Static Gassing Out and Power
Cell Growth Problem 3B
Test Information:Test 1 - Guidance
Test 1 - A couple example problems
Test 1 - Solution to example problems
Test 2 - Guidance
How to Solve Immobilized Enzyme Problems
Test 2 - A couple example problems
Test 2 - Solution to example problems
Test 3 - Guidance
Test 3 - A couple example problems
Test 3 - Solution to example problems
April 20 zhelp session
An Extra Mass Transfer Problem
Solution to Extra Mass Transfer Problem
Final - Guidance