Academic Catalog

BIOL463 STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Course Code: 2380463
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Biology
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 2380353
Set 2: 2380307
One of the sets above should be completed before taking BIOL463 STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY .

Course Content

Structural principles of biological macromolecules and the relationship between structure and function; molecular architecture of proteins. nucleic acids. and macromolecular complexes; conformational dynamics and structural changes linked to biological activity; experimental methods used to obtain structural data; theoretical and computational approaches in structural biology; interpretation of structural data and methodological limitations; critical evaluation of primary literature describing structural mechanisms in biology