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Protein crystallography

Code: 198315
ECTS: 5.0
Lecturers in charge: doc. dr. sc. Ivana Kekez
Lecturers: doc. dr. sc. Ivana Kekez - Seminar

doc. dr. sc. Ivana Kekez - Practicum
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1. komponenta

Lecture typeTotal
Lectures 30
Practicum 15
Seminar 15
* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)
Description:
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Explain the principles of diffraction on crystals.
2. Explain methods for X-ray crystal structure determination.
3. Perform the experiment of protein crystallization.
4. Apply the basic methods of solving and refining protein structures.
5. Use databases of solved protein structures.

LECTURES:
1. Macroscopic properties of crystals.
2. Symmetry in crystals; Miller indices and point groups.
3. Crystal lattices.
4. Space groups.
5. Basic principles of diffraction on single crystals; Bragg's law.
6. Methods of crystallization of proteins.
7. X-ray sources and detectors.
8. Fourier synthesis; phase problem.
9. Diffraction data collection.
10.Protein databases.
11. Basic methods of protein crystal structure solving.
12. Building of the model and refinement.
13. Analysis of the structure.

SEMINARS:
Independent solving, refining, analyzing, and visualizing the assigned structure of the biological macromolecule and presenting the solution.

EXPERIMENTAL WORK:
1. Crystallization of selected protein by vapour diffusion technique (hanging drops).
2. Crystal mounting and data collection.
3. Data processing and structure determination using the molecular replacement method.
4. Structure refinement.
5. Structure analysis and molecular graphics.
Literature:
1. semester
Izborni predmeti anorganska i strukturna kemija - Regular study - Analytical and inorganic chemistry
Izborni predmeti izvan odabranih grana - Regular study - Analytical and organic chemistry
Izborni predmeti izvan odabranih grana - Regular study - Analytical and physical chemistry
Izborni predmeti izvan odabranih grana - Regular study - Analytical chemistry and biochemistry
Izborni predmeti izvan odabranih grana - Regular study - Biochemistry and organic chemistry
Izborni predmeti izvan odabranih grana - Regular study - Biochemistry and physical chemistry
Izborni predmeti anorganska i strukturna kemija - Regular study - Inorganic and organic chemistry
Izborni predmeti anorganska i strukturna kemija - Regular study - Inorganic and physical chemistry
Izborni predmeti anorganska i strukturna kemija - Regular study - Inorganic chemistry and biochemistry
Izborni predmeti izvan odabranih grana - Regular study - Physical and organic chemistry

3. semester
Izborni predmeti anorganska i strukturna kemija - Regular study - Analytical and inorganic chemistry
Izborni predmeti izvan odabranih grana - Regular study - Analytical and organic chemistry
Izborni predmeti izvan odabranih grana - Regular study - Analytical and physical chemistry
Izborni predmeti izvan odabranih grana - Regular study - Analytical chemistry and biochemistry
Izborni predmeti izvan odabranih grana - Regular study - Biochemistry and organic chemistry
Izborni predmeti izvan odabranih grana - Regular study - Biochemistry and physical chemistry
Izborni predmeti anorganska i strukturna kemija - Regular study - Inorganic and organic chemistry
Izborni predmeti anorganska i strukturna kemija - Regular study - Inorganic and physical chemistry
Izborni predmeti anorganska i strukturna kemija - Regular study - Inorganic chemistry and biochemistry
Izborni predmeti izvan odabranih grana - Regular study - Physical and organic chemistry
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