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Course description

This course will enable you to gain an understanding of the key concepts of biochemistry and molecular biology. At the end of the course you will have an understanding of how proteins can catalyse the chemical reactions that allow cells to function. To get to this point you will gain an understanding of: the nature of chemical reactions in biological systems; how genetic information is used to direct protein synthesis; how the structure of proteins is determined; how structure determines function; and how we understand the properties of enzymes. You will be able to reinforce and apply these concepts in extended laboratory practicals where you will complete a small project involving the expression, purification, quantification and characterisation of a protein.

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