Using Physical Models of Biomolecular Structures To Teach Concepts of Biochemical Structure and Structure Depiction in the Introductory Chemistry Laboratory

• Gordon A. Bain ^[1] ; John Yi ^[1] ; Mithra Beikmohamadi ^[1] ; Timothy M. Herman ^[2] ; Michael A. Patrick ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Wisconsin–Madison

     University of Wisconsin–Madison

     City of Madison, Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] Milwaukee School of Engineering

     Milwaukee School of Engineering

     City of Milwaukee, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 83, Nº 9, 2006, pág. 1322
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Basic concepts of biomolecular structure were introduced to students in the laboratory portion of a large-enrollment first-year chemistry class. Custom-made physical models of α-helices and β-sheets, the zinc finger moiety, β-globin, and green fluorescent protein were used. α-Helix and DNA construction kits were also employed. Students investigated primary, secondary, and tertiary structure of proteins.