- Docente: Alejandro Hochkoeppler
- Credits: 6
- SSD: CHIM/11
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Industrial Chemistry (cod. 8513)
Learning outcomes
The aim of this Course is to acquaint the Student with enzymology. In particular, the Student will acquire knowledge about the structural properties of proteins and enzymes, and he will get familiar with enzyme kinetics and mechanisms. In addition, the use of enzymes in different industrial fields will also be discussed.
Course contents
Amino acids and proteins. Primary structure of proteins. Elements of secondary structure (alfa helix, beta strand, left-handed beta helix) and their interactions. Tertiary Structure. Structural motifs. General and enzyme kinetics. Enzyme catalysis and mechanisms of enzyme-catalyzed reactions. Enzymes in non-conventional media. Biosensors. Protein and enzyme engineering. Industrial enzymology.
Readings/Bibliography
1) Brandon, Tooze: Introduction to Protein Structure, Garland Publishing, New York. 2) Fersht: Enzyme Structure and Mechanism, Freeman, San Francisco.
Teaching methods
PowerPoint presentations.
Assessment methods
Written Test.
Office hours
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