Structural Biochemistry - BIBC 100 - Fall 2000
Lecture: Tu/Th    3:55-5:15PM    WLH 2001
Lukas Buehler, Bonner Hall 2402
Office Hours: Tuesday, 2-3 PM
Tel 822-1311, lbuehler@ucsd.edu

Week Date Topic:  Class Reader B&T Lehninger V&V
I.    Building Principles of Macromolecules
1 Th Sep 21 Aqueous solutions, Hydrophobic effect - 4 1-3,7
2 T Sep 26 Protein structure I: Amino acids 1 5 4
Th Sep 28 Protein Structure II: a -helix; b -sheet, turns 2,3 6 7
3 T Oct 3 DNA structure; RNA structure 7 10 26,28,30
Th Oct 5 Polysaccharides: Sugars - 9 10
4 T Oct 10 Cell membrane: Lipids - 11,12 11
Th Oct 12 Structure determination techniques 18 6 7
5 T Oct 17 1. Midterm (during class)
II. Structure - Function Relationship of Proteins
Th Oct 19 Enzyme kinetics: Serine proteases 11 8 12,14
6 T Oct 24 Ligand binding: Hemoglobin 3 7 9,12,13
Th Oct 26 Metalloproteins, Pumps, Channels 2,12 12 14,17,18
7 T Oct 31 Acetylcholine receptor; potassium channel 12 13 11,18,34
Th Nov 2 Electron transport, Bacterial photosynthesis 12 19 22
8 T Nov 7 Protein motion; Protein folding; Self-assembly  3,6 6 7-9
Th Nov 9 2. Midterm (during class)
III. The Structural Basis of Cellular Mechanisms
T Nov 14 DNA binding proteins; transcription factors 8-10 24,28 29,33
Th Nov 16 Cytoskeleton: molecular motors  - 27 7,34
T Nov 21 Glycoproteins, Lectins - 9 10,21
Th Nov 23 Holiday - - -
T Nov 28 Antibodies; cell surface proteins 15 7 34
Th Nov 30 HIV host cell recognition - 26 6,30,31
Th Dec 7 Final Exam  3-6 pm
Note: Indicated chapters may contain only part of the required material. Restrict reading to topics covered in class reader. Use textbook indeces to find relevant sections, if necessary.

Textbooks:
"Introduction to Protein Structure", by Brandon&Tooze, 2nd 1998 (B&T)
"Class reader -  Structural Biochemistry", L. Buehler (University Bookstore)

others:
"Lehninger Principles of biochemistry", By Nelson, Cox, 3rd, 2000
"Biochemistry", by Voet and Voet, 2nd ed., 1995 (V&V)
"Biochemistry", by L. Stryer, 4th ed., 1995
"Essentials of Biochemistry", Voet&Voet, and Pratt , 1998

Course requirements:
1. Midterm (part I): 30%
2. Midterm (part II): 30%
Final Exam (part III): 40%