Introduction to Chemical Biology 128. Lecture 13. Protein Function and Enzymes.

UCI Chem 128 Introduction to Chemical Biology (Winter 2013)
Lec 13. Introduction to Chemical Biology -- Protein Function and Enzymes
Instructor: Gregory Weiss, Ph.D.

License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA

Description: Introduction to the basic principles of chemical biology: structures and reactivity; chemical mechanisms of enzyme catalysis; chemistry of signaling, biosynthesis, and metabolic pathways.

This video is part of a 18-lecture undergraduate-level course titled "Introduction to Chemical Biology" taught at UC Irvine by Professor Gregory Weiss.

Recorded February 21, 2013.

Index of Topics:
0:00:41 Enzymes
0:03:20 Repeat Proteins
0:05:16 Equilibrium Constants
0:06:25 Enzymatic Catalysts = Catalytic Receptors
0:07:03 Michaelis Constant for Measuring Catalysis
0:15:30 The Perfect Enzyme
0:21:29 Kinases: Phosphorylation of Ser/Thr or Tyr
0:34:19 Why Study Single Molecules?
0:37:44 How to Follow Enzymatic Catalysis with Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes
0:41:34 Single Biomolecule Bioelectronics
0:44:24 Before and After Enzyme Attachment
0:46:29 Watching cAMP - Dependent Protein Kinase A
0:49:18 Further Generalization: Protein A Kinase
0:55:55 Lysozyme as a Model Enzyme for Glycosdie Hydrolysis
1:08:22 Proteases Cleave Amide Bonds
1:12:37 Regulation of Proteases Through Pro-Enzymes

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Thank you  Professor Weiss! You brought understanding and enthusiasm to my learning.I wish I could listen to more of your lectures.