MCB 4009 - Structure and Function of Biological Macromolecules

Institution:

University of Connecticut-Avery Point

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Description:

(209) Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite or corequisite: MCB 2000 or 3010 or instructor consent. Fundamentals of protein structure and the forces that stabilize structure. Topics include recurrent structural motifs, molecular ancestry/homology, evolution of protein structure, structure-function correlations, and the structural basis of regulation. Discussion of the techniques used to investigate structure, including X-ray diffraction, NMR, TEM, AFM, structure prediction, and computational simulations. Advanced topics may include chaperones, structural genomics and the roles of misfolded proteins in disease.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uconn.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 486-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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