CHEM 143: The Chemical Principles of Life II: Proteins
This guide contains resources to help students learn about biochemistry and to complete class projects.
What is a protein?
Find and visualize proteins
RCSB PDB : Protein Data Bank
Publication Date: 1971-The PDB provides access to 3D structure data for large biological molecules (proteins, DNA, and RNA). These are the molecules of life, found in all organisms on the planet. Knowing the 3D structure of a biological macromolecule is essential for understanding its role in human and animal health and disease, its function in plants and food and energy production, and its importance to other topics related to global prosperity and sustainability. Includes simple and advanced searching for macromolecules and ligands, tabular reports, specialized visualization tools, sequence-structure comparisons, RCSB PDB Mobile, Molecule of the Month and other educational resources at PDB-101, and more..
How enzymes work
Find background information about proteins
- PDB-101"PDB-101 is an online portal for teachers, students, and the general public to promote exploration in the world of proteins and nucleic acids. Learning about the diverse shapes and functions of these biological macromolecules helps to understand all aspects of biomedicine and agriculture, from protein synthesis to health and disease to biological energy." (website description)
Protein Science Encyclopedia by Alan R. Fersht (Editor)
ISBN: 9783527610754Publication Date: 2008-03-24"The single most comprehensive knowledge base for protein scientists covers structure, function, analytical methods, engineering and medical aspects - in short: anything you will ever need to know about proteins." (publisher's description)Proteopedia : life in 3-D
Proteopedia is an interactive wiki-style web resource that presents 3D structural and functional information in a user-friendly manner and allows real-time community annotation.
"Molecular Happening" video of 1971 - Stanford students dancing out central dogma
Protein synthesis : an epic on the cellular level
Paul Berg introduces this "molecular happening" with students from Stanford University in 1971. A choreographic interpretation of an important biochemical process, this movie brings the dynamic chemical interactions to life by representing protein synthesis as a molecular dance.
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