Biochemistry Lecture 6
Structure of Proteins
Chapter 6, Figure 6.1, Three-dimensional folding of the protein myoglobin.
Structural Groups
Protein Folding
Chapter 6, Figure 6.2, The four levels of structural organization of proteins
Chapter 6, Figure 6.9, A Ramachandran plot of poly-L-alanine
Keratin
Collagen
Chapter 6, Figure 6.14, The structure of collagen fibers
Silk
Globular Proteins
X-Ray Crystallography
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Chapter 6, Figure 6A.9, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR)
Quaternary Structure
Folding and Denaturation
Chapter 6, Figure 6.24, Contribution to the free energy of folding of globular proteins
Monitoring Protein Folding
Denaturation… also known as “Cooking”
Chaperones
Misfolding Diseases
Mutation Impairs Proper Folding Sickle Cell Anemia Cystic Fibrosis
Contagious Misfolding: Prions