Biochemistry Online: An Approach Based on Chemical Logic

Biochemistry Online

Biochemistry Online: An Approach Based on Chemical Logic

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Preface

  1. Why Chemical Logic?
  2. Updates
  3. Introduction to Biochemistry  
  4. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Dictionaries
  5. Permissions

Interactivity

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homework - literature learning moduleHomework Problems

Literature Learning Modules:  Questions (with answers) based on the research literature (added from 2/8/17 on)

 

Review: The Cell

  1. MPO - The Cell:  An Overview from a Chemistry Perspective
  2. MP0 - L. The Cell: Lipids
  3. MP0 - P. The Cell:  Proteins
  4. MP0 - N. The Cell:  Nucleic Acids
  5. MP0 - C. The Cell:  Carbohydrates
  6. Review:  The Cell

Chapter 1:  LIPID STRUCTURE

  1. Lipid Structure 
  2. Lipids in Water
  3. Dynamics of Membrane Lipids
  1. Lipids in Water: Thermodynamics
  2. Lipid Aggregates from Single and Double Chain Amphiphiles
  3. Lipids and Signaling  

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Chapter 2:  PROTEIN STRUCTURE

  1. Amino Acids
  2. Composition, Sequence and Conformational Analysis of Proteins
  3. Understanding Protein Conformation
  4. Proteins Folding - In Vivo and In Vitro
  5. Laboratory Determination of  ΔGo of Protein Unfolding
  6. Thermodynamics and IMF's in Protein Stability  
  7. Predicting Protein Properties From Sequences  
  8. Protein Aggregates and Disease

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Chapter 3:  CARBOHYDRATES/GLYCANS

  1. Monosaccharaides and Disaccharides
  2. More Complex Carbohydrates
  3. Jeopardy
  4. Glycoproteins Biosynthesis and Function

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Chapter 4:  DNA AND THE CENTRAL DOGMA OF BIOLOGY

  1. DNA Structure
  2. The Central Dogma of Biology
  3. The Language of DNA

Chapter 5:  BINDING

  1. Introduction to Reversible Binding  
  2. Mathematical Analyses of Binding Graphs 
  3. Model Binding Systems new update on intracellular droplets
  4. Binding and the Control of Gene Transcription  newupdate on chromatin structure and phase transitions
  5. New Methods in Drug Development
  6. Immune System Recognition new - new section on Inflammasomes

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Chapter 6:  TRANSPORT AND KINETICS

  1. Passive and Facilitated Diffusion
  2. Kinetics of Simple and Enzyme-Catalyzed Reactions   
  3. Enzyme Inhibition
  4. More Complicated Enzymes

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Chapter 7:  CATALYSIS

Review: Organic Chemistry
 
  1. Methods of Catalysis
  2. Mechanisms of enzyme-catalyzed reactions newNew section on CRISPR
  3. Cofactors and Electron Pushing: Sources and Sinks
  4. Enzyme catalyzed reactions in organic solvents
  5. Ribozymes and the RNA World

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Chapter 8:  OXIDATION/PHOSPHORYLATION

  1. The Chemistry of Dioxygen
  2. Oxidative Enzymes
  3. ATP and Oxidative Phosphorylation new   New Jmo/Jsmols for Complex I, III, IV, and ATP synthase; New section on Complex III
  4. Photosynthesis: The Light Reaction
  5. Nitrogenase: A Reductive Use of Metal Clusters

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Chapter 9:  METABOLIC AND SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION

  1. Active Transport
  2. Neural Signaling
  3. Signaling Proteins new6/14/17 - new section on small G proteins, GAPs and GEFs
  4. mTOR and Nutrient Signaling
  5. Metabolic Control Analysis and Systems Biology
  6. new11/16/17 (just beginning development)  Signaling Math : Graphic Analyses of Input and Outputs 

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Chapter 10:  METABOLIC PATHWAYS (MP)

  1. MP1:  An Overview of Metabolic Pathways - Catabolism
  2. MP2:  An Overview of Metabolic Pathways - Anabolism
  3. MP3: Metabolic Maps Home Page
  4. MP4:  Regulation of Metabolic Pathways A - How is Enzyme Activity Regulated?
  5. MP5: Regulation of Metabolic Pathways B - Which Enzymes Are Optimal for Regulation?

Chapter 11:  ORIGIN OF LIFE

  1. The Origin of Life 

Appendices

  1. List of Figures
  2. List of Tables
  3. List of Moodle Quizzes
  4. Jmol Files
  5. Experimental Techniques

Additional Web Links:

  1. NCBI Biochemistry Texts  -search for biochemistry texts
  2. Biochemistry, 5th edition Jeremy M Berg, John L Tymoczko, and Lubert Stryer - searchable but not broweable, from the NCBI.
  3. Martindale's Biochemistry
  4. Molecular Movies
  5. Biophysical Society:  National Lectures   |    Resources on selected topics
  6. Medical Biochemistry
  7. Common mistakes found in Biochemistry textbooks!

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