| The Laccase from T. versicolor |
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| Course Syllabus | Journal Resources | Ideas for Papers |
| Our Discussion Center at Nature's Scitable Web Site The first time you go to the site you will need to ask permission to use it. |
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And here are the course materials:
| Basic Structures | |||
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| Topic 1 - Nucleic Acids | |||
| Structure of DNA and RNA Watson and Crick |
The Code: Transcription and Translation | Complications: Introns, Exons, Transposons What is a Gene? |
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| Ancient DNA: Cave Men, Wooly Mammoths | Mitochondrial and Y Chromosomal DNA | Manipulating Genes "Synthetic Biology" |
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| Undergraduate Problem Set | Graduate Problem Set | ||
| Topic 2 - Proteins | |||
| Basics of Structure | Folding Proteins | Molecular Evolution | |
| Conformational Changes | Pores and Channels | Predicting Protein Structure and Function | |
| Problem Set | Short Tutorial: Swiss PDB Viewer | ||
| Topic 3 - Biosynthetic Pathways: | |||
| The Shikimate Pathway | Squalene and Sterols | Databases of Biosynthetic Pathways | |
| Problem Set | |||
| Topic 4 - Enzyme Reaction Mechanisms | |||
| Basics | Chorismate Mutase | Squalene Cyclase | |
| The Proteases | Orotidine Decarboxylase | How to Eat Wood | |
| Database of Protease Enzymes | Problem Set | ||
| Tutorials | |||
| Tutorial: Sequence Alignment | Working with Graphics Files | Brief Jmol Tutorial | |
| Useful Web Sites |
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| Some of the pages on this site have embedded molecular structures that require Java for proper viewing and manipulation. If you are using a Mac, you already have Java. PC users can download Java, FREE, from this site. Once you have installed it, it will be available automatically when it is needed. |
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