551-0363-00L Complex Carbohydrates - Biosynthesis, Structure & Function
| Semester | Herbstsemester 2019 |
| Dozierende | T. G. Keys, M. Aebi |
| Periodizität | jährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung |
| Lehrsprache | Englisch |
| Kommentar | Number of participants limited to minimum 2 and maximum 16. The enrolment is done by the D-BIOL study administration. |
| Kurzbeschreibung | In vitro & in vivo experiments will introduce current research on the biosynthesis, structure & function of protein-bound glycans in different pro- and eukaryotic microorganisms. |
| Lernziel | Participants are familiar with the biosynthesis, structure and function of N-glycans in microorganisms and with the methods for their analysis. |
| Inhalt | * Topics: biosynthesis of asparagine-linked glycans in pro- and eukaryotes; structure of glycans in different organisms; methods to analyse the structure of glycans; brief introduction to function of glycans * Introductory lectures * Seminar with presentation and discussion of recent publications * Experiments that exemplify the current research done in the group |