Monthly Archives: October 2012

Day 14 – Activating OH as a Leaving Group

Posted on October 23, 2012 by alan

I'm providing two documents for Day 14 of class: a reaction summary and my lecture slides. You can find additional summaries in Sorrell (see p.231-2 & 233-5 near end of chapter) and in my learning objectives. Summaries are highly… Continue reading →

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All that stuff crawling around in my head: it's like musical chairs

Posted on October 12, 2012 by alan

I recently wrote about the importance of carrying information forward. And I'm sure that you understand by now that the information we cover needs to be applied and not just regurgitated. But there's so much to learn. Is it… Continue reading →

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Lysozyme mechanism & video

Posted on October 6, 2012 by alan

I showed a YouTube video in class last Wednesday, but didn't have time to show it to the Thursday class. The video presents the mechanism of the chemical reaction catalyzed by lysozyme enzyme, a chemical reaction that is also… Continue reading →

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