BIOP 420
Molecular Biophysics

Credit:  3 hours.


Examines structure and function of biological macromolecules and supramolecular assemblies; methods for three-dimensional structure determination. Specific topics include: diffraction methods, protein structure and the molecular basis of enzyme catalysis, antibody structure and function, virus structure and assembly; membrane proteins, microtubules and other supramolecular assemblies, nucleic acid structure, protein-nucleic acid interactions. Same as MCB 425. Prerequisite: MCB 354; CHEM 440, or equivalent; or consent of instructor.