- Structure of amino acids
- 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
- Peptide bond structure
- Nomenclature of peptides
- Protein structure: I, II (α-helix, β-sheet), III (myoglobin), IV (haemoglobin), collagen triple helix;
- Properties of proteins in solution (solubility, amphoteric properties, pI)
- Isolation of proteins from biological materials: column chromatography, size exclusion chr., ion exchange chr., affinity chr., HPLC, PAGE, isoelectric focusing, the Edman reaction
- Inborn defects in protein structure – haemoglobin
- Biological importance of peptides (with examples)


