Academic Catalog

BIOL554 MACROMOLECULES IN BIOMEDICINE & BIOTEC

Course Code: 2380554
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Biology
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Classification, synthesis and transformation of biopolymers (polynucleotides, polypeptides and polysaccharides). Merrifield solid state synthesis. Classification, synthesis and transformation of synthetic macromolecules. Chemical and biological transformation. Solution behavior, helix-coil transition. Structure, morphology and properties of biological polymers in the solid state. Single crystal formation. Applications in Biomedicine and Biotechnology.(S/WE)*