Syllabus
BIBC 100 Summer 2001
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Lecture:     M/T/W/Th 5:00-6:20PM Center Hall 115
Instructor:  Lukas Buehler, Bonner Hall 2402, Office Hours Thursday  3-4 PM
Contact:    Tel 822-1311, lbuehler@ucsd.edu
Secretarial support: Jacqueline Richardson, York Hall 3080A, M-F 9 AM - 5 PM


 
Week Date Topic
Cox, Lehninger 3rd edition *

I. Building Principles of Macromolecules


1 M July 2 Aqueous solutions, Hydrophobic effect
1-4
Tu July 3 Protein structure I: Amino acids
W July 4 Holiday
-
  Th July 5 Protein Structure II: a -helix; b -sheet, turns
6
 2 M July 9 DNA and RNA structure
10
  Tu July 10 Polysaccharides
9
  W July 11 Lipids and membrane structure
11,12
Th July 12 Structure determination techniques
6
M July 16 Midterm (during class; 40% of grade)
Exam

 

II. Structure - Function Relationship of Proteins


  Tu July 17 Enzyme kinetics: Serine proteases
8
  W July 18 Ligand binding: Hemoglobin
7
Th July 19 Metalloproteins, Pumps, Channels
12,13
M July 23 Acetylcholine receptor; potassium channel
13
  Tu July 24 Electron transport, Bacterial photosynthesis
19
W July 25 Protein motion; Protein folding; Self-assembly
6

 

III. The Structural Basis of Cellular Mechanisms


Th July 26 Protein-DNA interaction; transcription factors
24,28
 5 M July 30  Cytoskeleton: molecular motors
2
  Tu July 31 Glycoproteins, Lectins
9,27
  W August 1 Antibodies; cell surface receptors; cadherins
7,13
Th August 2 HIV host cell recognition
12
  F Friday 3 Final Exam (9-11:50 AM, Center 119; 60%)
 Exam

* Chapters indicated cover much more material than discussed during class. Please use the Class Reader as guide for topics covered. Use the text book selectively by looking up table of contents and keyword index. Figures from the text book will be used during lecture. This figures also indicated which sections in each chapter to focus on.