One of the major catalysts of the revolution in biology that is now underway is our current ability to determine the physical properties and three-dimensional structures of biological molecules by x-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and other spectroscopic methods. This new course is designed to familiarize students with current research techniques in biochemistry and molecular biophysics. It will provide hands-on experience with spectroscopic methods such as NMR, fluorescence, UV-Vis absorption and Raman as well as computational methods. All these methods will be applied to the study of biomolecular structure and energetics. Students will perform spectroscopic investigations on a protein which they have isolated and characterized using typical biochemical techniques, such as electrophoresis, enzyme extraction and chromatography. This course provides a broad knowledge of laboratory techniques valuable for independent research at the undergraduate level and beyond. This course can be taken in lieu of MB&B294 to satisfy the MB&B major upper-level laboratory requirement.
COURSE FORMAT: Laboratory
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Prerequisites: MB&B208 and MATH117 and CHEM141 and CHEM142 or MB&B208 and MATH121 and CHEM143 and CHEM144
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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