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This 15-credit module is designed for students whose principal discipline is not Biochemistry, but whose interests lie in the broad area of biological sciences. It is primarily a lecture-based module with tutorials and a dry lab practical on protein structures. The module covers key topics in protein structure and function. The depth of understanding of these topics that the students will attain will equip the student for final year studies in non-molecular based fields of biological science such as Anthropology, Psychology, and Physiology, or in some cases Human Sciences.
Building on the basic knowledge of biochemistry established in BIOC0001 students will study major aspects of modern protein structure and function.
Lectures will cover four main areas:
- Basics of protein structural folding and bioinformatics
- Protein structures of haemoglobin, collagen and membrane proteins and how these relate to their function
- Enzymology (basics, two-substrate enzymes, reversible and irreversible inhibition, allostericism, regulation) and Endocrinology (pituitary, thyroid, steroids)
- Therapeutic proteins (antibody structure and function; other proteins, enzymes and peptides used in therapies)
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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