I have to admit that the last organic class I had taken as an undergraduate was my freshmen year. Granted, that is still no excuse for not refreshing my memory on the reagents necessary to undergo various reactions (eg. anti hydroxylation of alkenes), but what is done is done.
However, was it me, or did there seem to be more protein chemistry than necessary?
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Hi there,
I will be sitting for GRE chemistry in April 2008 and any advice could be really helpful.
You mentioned a lot of protein chemistry. How many questions and what do they want us to know about protiens?
Can you recommend any books to refer to?
Thanks,
The protein chemistry was what you would expect from a sophomore organic level class. They did ask one question where you would only get correct if you knew the alphabetical abbreviation for the specific protein, something you would've learned in at least an intro biochem class.
There was a question about electrophoresis, a method used to separate proteins from one another based on polarity and mass (learned in biochem).
But really, the chemistry GRE is a large compilation of questions ranging from very general to very specific. The GRE chem prep book from Princeton is a good overview if you're in a pinch and just need to a general overview. However, if you're weak in organic or analytical chemistry I recommend reading through a textbook or lecture books instead.
I wish I had done the latter; it would've helped my score (I skipped most of the organic questions).
Don't stress out, and don't answer questions you don't know. That's my advice.
Good luck.
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