Medical University of Bialystok. Topics for the 1st Credit.
  • Updated 02.10.2012 by Zakład Biochemii Lekarskiej

    Topics for the 1st Credit

     
    1. Structure of amino acids
    2. Classification of amino acids (polarity, charge):
      • non-polar: Gly, Ala, Val, Leu, Ile, Phe, Trp, Met, Pro
      • polar without charge: Ser, Thr, Tyr, Asn, Cys, Gln
      • acidic chains: Asp, Glu
      • basic chains: His, Lys, Arg
    3. Peptide bond structure
    4. Nomenclature of peptides
    5. Protein structure: I, II (α-helix, β-sheet), III (myoglobin), IV (haemoglobin), collagen triple helix;
    6. Properties of proteins in solution (solubility, amphoteric properties, pI)
    7. Isolation of proteins from biological materials: column chromatography, size exclusion chr., ion exchange chr., affinity chr., HPLC, PAGE, isoelectric focusing, the Edman reaction
    8. Inborn defects in protein structure – haemoglobin
    9. Biological importance of peptides (with examples)