Name | Prof. em. Dr. Donald Hilvert |
Field | Organische Chemie |
Address | Dep. Chemie und Angew. Biowiss. ETH Zürich, HCI H 327 Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
Telephone | +41 44 632 31 76 |
donald.hilvert@org.chem.ethz.ch | |
Department | Chemistry and Applied Biosciences |
Relationship | Professor emeritus |
Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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529-0732-00L | Proteins and Lipids Note for BSc Biology students: Only one of the two concept courses 529-0731-00 Nucleic Acids and Carbohydrates (autumn semester) or 529-0732-00 Proteins and Lipids (spring semester) can be counted for the Bachelor's degree. | 6 credits | 3G | D. Hilvert | |
Abstract | An overview of the relationship between protein sequence, conformation and function. | ||||
Learning objective | Overview of the relationship between protein sequence, conformation and function. | ||||
Content | Proteins, structures and properties, (bio)synthesis of polypeptides, protein folding and design, protein engineering, chemical modification of proteins, proteomics. | ||||
Literature | General Literature: - T.E. Creighton: Proteins: Structures and Molecular Properties, 2nd Edition, H.W. Freeman and Company, New York, 1993. - C. Branden, J. Tooze , Introduction to Protein Structure, Garland Publishing, New York, 1991. - J. M. Berg, J. L. Tymoczko, L. Stryer: Biochemistry, 5th edition, H.W. Freeman and Company, New York, 2002. - G.A. Petsko, D. Ringe: Protein Structure and Function, New Science Press Ltd., London, 2004. Original Literature: Citations from the original literature relevant to the individual lectures will be assigned weekly. |