CHEM 445 - Protein Structure

Units: 3
Fundamentals of protein structure and its relationship to function including structural motifs and domain classification. Emphasis on methods for determination and analysis of three dimensional protein structures.

Co-requisites: CHEM 441.
Equivalent Quarter Course: CHEM 4440.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Recall the names and structures of all amino acids, secondary structure motifs, and typical protein folding patterns;
Understand the underlying chemical and physical principles of the stabilization of protein structures;
Describe the techniques used to determine protein structures;
Analyze protein structures with various software tools;
Explain structure - function relationships in proteins.