Proteins

Paul Andersen explains the structure and importance of proteins. He describes how proteins are created from amino acids connected by dehydration synthesis. He shows the importance of chemical properties in the R-groups of individual amino acids in the polypeptide. He explains the four levels of protein folding and gives you an opportunity to fold proteins of your own using the game Foldit:

Download the video game foldit here:

Intro Music Atribution
Artist: CosmicD
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[brownshinobi]

YOU ARE THE REASON WHY ME AND SO MANY OTHERS UNDERSTAND BIOCHEMISTRY SO WELL. YOU DON"T NEED TO HOPE IF THIS IS HELPFUL. YOU ARE BEING EXTREMELY HELPFUL BY MAKING THIS VIDEO. WAY TO GO!

[jacksonpage]

You *are* my GPA. Please never stop these. I will fund them singlehandedly if I need to.

[cait]

Doing an online biology class and your 10 minute videos teach me everything better than the 70 minute videos my professors post. Thank you!!! You are a gift to science students everywhere.

[movieis-the-best]

This less than 10 mins video explains everything that I need from 1 hour lecture

[BrAvoRaMiRez]

love how he just ends the video with "uhh and i hope that was helpful."
and we are just sitting here like " HELL YES IT

[abyssalnocturnus]

Mr. Andersen, I just want you to know I audibly yelled when I saw you have a video on amino acids!!!! 

THANK YOU!!!

I wish I was in your class in highschool, I would be much further in life in terms of what type of education I absorbed.

[saffron]

I love this. I cannot stand "CrashCourse" videos. This is better in every single way.

[pittmanspittmans]

when he said most 7th graders understand amino acids...welp im in 10th grade and i barely even know:'( lol

[alexnelson]

Thank you for doing these videos! You’re not just a chemist. You are a good teacher! Very clear explanations. I wish all campuses just had Mr. Anderson’s videos for their lectures on chemistry.

[fionalavroff]

Hi Mr Andersen, just wanted to say that your videos are amazing! I'm a student in Europe doing the same level as your AP biology class and you make everything so clear and concise - so thank you so much!

[Userh]

Only two minutes into the video and I already can’t thank you enough <3 we need more teachers like you.

[nikkihuang]

Amazing, learnt a few hours of lecture material in ten minutes!

[kelleyvo]

my mind is blown, everything in my mind just clicked in place after watching this video. thank you!

[dmariie]

Wow I haven't been able to fully understand proteins for years & you managed to explain it in a matter of minutes. Thank you so much you are a great teacher. Your students are so lucky!

[karriewilliams]

Thank you so much, I'm doing AS level biology at the moment and I missed a few lessons due to personal reasons and watching your videos have really helped me catch up !

[ofGranalaia]

"When you look at me, you're actually looking at my proteins" HAHAHAHA

[TheIceCascade]

Gawd, I am learning at least 2 weeks of my Biology class lectures from just watching a 9 minute video. THANK YOU!

[evergreen]

This was really helpful! My professor took twice as long to explain this, and didn't do nearly as good a job. Thank you :)

[franhall]

You wouldnt believe how long ive been staring at this for trying to understand it... and now it looks easy thanks to you! starting my degree in a few weeks and need to learn the basic's. Cant thank you enough!!

[erinrogers]

This video was Extremely helpful! I have a cell biology test in the morning and I knew little to nothing about proteins, even though I have the notes and asked the professor. After watching this video with my notes aside, it makes more sense to me. Thanks!