551-0307-00L Molecular and Structural Biology I: Protein Structure and Function
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2017 |
| Lecturers | R. Glockshuber, K. Locher, E. Weber-Ban |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | D-BIOL students are obliged to take part I and part II (next semester) as a two-semester course |
| Abstract | Biophysics of protein folding, membrane proteins and biophysics of membranes, enzymatic catalysis, catalytic RNA and RNAi, current topics in protein biophysics and structural biology. |
| Learning objective | Understanding of structure-function relationships in proteins and in protein folding, detailed understanding of biophysics and physical methods as well as modern methods for protein purification and microanalytics. |
| Lecture notes | Scripts on the individual topics can be found under http://www.mol.biol.ethz.ch/teaching. |
| Literature | Basics: - Creighton, T.E., Proteins, Freeman, (1993) - Fersht, A., Enzyme, Structure and Mechanism in Protein Science (1999), Freeman. - Berg, Tymoczko, Stryer: Biochemistry (5th edition), Freeman (2001). Current topics: References will be given during the lectures. . |