CHEM 550 - Graduate Protein Structure and Function

Units: 3

Fundamentals of protein structure including structural motifs, domains, and folding, methods of protein structure determination, and structural bioinformatics. In-depth consideration of the structure-function relationship in representative proteins involved in important biological functions such as transport, enzyme catalysis, protein-nucleic acid interactions, signal transduction, immunity, and membrane channels and receptors. CHEM 550 is dual-listed with CHEM 450 . The courses will be taught together by the same instructor. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: CHEM 450 or CHEM 491B.

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 341 or CHEM 351, with a minimum grade of C (2.0), or classified graduate standing.