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270042 UE Laboratory Course in Biological Chemistry (2023W)

5.00 ECTS (5.00 SWS), SPL 27 - Chemie
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 30 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Die Vorbesprechung findet am 06.10.2023, 10:00 Uhr online (Moodle) statt!

Kurs: 20.11.2023 - 30.11.2023; 9 Tage, Mo. - Fr. 12:00 - 18:00 Uhr.

Standort: Übungssaal I, Inst. f. Organische Chemie, Währingerstraße 38, Halbstock.

  • Monday 20.11. 13:30 - 15:00 Hörsaal 4 Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Thursday 23.11. 12:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 Analytische Chemie 2.OG Boltzmanngasse 1
  • Tuesday 28.11. 12:00 - 13:00 Kleiner Hörsaal 3 Chemie Boltzmanngasse 1 HP

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Part I. The isolation, preparation and characterization of natural products, as well as their analytical determination are illustrated by one representative examples.
Part II. Solid phase peptide synthesis; basic enzyme kinetics and inhibition; basic techniques in protein chemistry.
Part III. The preparation of organic compounds utilizing enzymatic methods (as well as their characterization) is exemplified.

Assessment and permitted materials

Praktische Durchführung, Protokolle, Zwischenprüfungen.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Part I. The students are able to implement basic methods as applied in modern natural product chemistry.
Part II. Students will be introduced to and acquire basic skills in: solid phase synthesis of peptides; enzymatic assays and data analysis; basic techniques in protein unfolding/refolding and separation/visualization.
Part III. Furthermore, the acquisition of fundamental working techniques in enzymatic synthetic chemistry is a main objective as well as basic characterization and analyses of biopolymers.

Assessment:
Intermediate tests: 3x 10 points
Protocols: 3x 25 points
Total: 105 points

Outline of the protocols (pages per experiment):
Introduction 0.5 – 1 page
Methods 1 – 1.5 pages
Results and discussion 2 – 4 pages (including figures, tables, graphs, etc.)

Grading scale (includes working during the practical course, protocols and the intermeiate tests):
1 105 - ≥93
2 <93 - ≥79
3 <79 - ≥67
4 <67 - ≥52.5
5 <52.5

Examination topics

Laborpraktikum
Seminare zum theoretischen Background der Praktikumsbeispiele

Reading list

Skripte/Downloads über Moodle
Seminarvorträge (pdf Dateien) (Moodle)

Association in the course directory

BA CH 17b

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