Short Course Description
The course question: How do enzymes catalyze biochemical reactions?
Syllabus:
- The theory and principles of enzymatic catalysis
- Experimental approaches for the study of the active site
- Examples of enzymatic mechanisms: Serine proteases, G proteins
Due to the shortening of the semester, the syllabus will NOT include: metal proteases, acidic proteases, aminoacyl tRNA synthetase, computer workshop.
The course is designed to encourage thinking, with no memory component.
The course includes lectures in which students are encouraged to participate, homework, and a written open-material exam in which the students derive the catalytic mechanism of an enzyme based on experimental data.
The course gives 3 credit points.
It is open to graduate students (Ph.D. and M.Sc. studies) and upon approval - also to outstanding undergraduate students.
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