Undergraduate Course: Biomacromolecules Level 10 (CHEM10051)
Course Outline
School | School of Chemistry |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | A course of lectures and a workshop covering synthesis, chemistry, structure, function and engineering of biological polymers. The course will teach how biopolymers are constructed from simple building blocks, and folded into three-dimensional structures. The ability of biomacromolecules to dynamically and specifically interact and cooperate with one another, on a range of timescales and affinities, will be discussed. The course will also cover production of modified or engineered biomacromolecules. Chemical complexity and functional capabilities arising from prosthetic groups, cofactors, metal ions and post-translational modifications will be described as will the ability of proteins to act as molecular wires and biological catalysts. The taught material will include components on protein manufacture and validation, protein and nucleic acid chemistry, enzymology, metalloproteins, and the role of proteins in cellular electrochemistry.
Either the Level 10 or Level 11 version of this course version of this course (as specified in the degree programme tables) is a compulsory requirement for Year 4/5 students on degrees in Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, but can be taken by Year 4/5 students on any Chemistry degree programme. |
Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 24,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 6,
Summative Assessment Hours 2.5,
Revision Session Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
149 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 2.5 hour exam. |
Feedback |
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Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
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Hours & Minutes |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:30 | |
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Academic year 2014/15, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
(
Lecture Hours 24,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 6,
Summative Assessment Hours 2.5,
Revision Session Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
149 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 2.5 hour exam. |
Feedback |
Not entered |
Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:30 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Upon completion of this course students should be able to:
- explain the biosynthesis as well as the laboratory-based manufacture and purification of biologically important polymers.
- appreciate how knowledge of macromolecular 3D structure illuminates the understanding of mechanism and how (with examples) "form follows function".
- understand, through the study of examples, the principles of molecular recognition and cooperation, molecular crowding and self-assembling multiprotein complexes.
- understand the concepts of molecular machines and molecular wires, with an emphasis on chemical mechanisms, thermodynamics and electrochemistry.
- recognize the fundamental principles underlying the structure, function and dynamics of biomacromolecules.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | Biom (L10) |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Paul Barlow
Tel: (0131 6)50 4727
Email: Paul.Barlow@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Anne Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 4754
Email: Anne.Brown@ed.ac.uk |
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