Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins

Contains the following subtopics:

1. Structure of Amino Acids.
   
2. Working with Proteins.
   
3. Structure of Proteins: Primary Structure.
   

STRUCTURE OF AMINO ACIDS.

• Importance of Amino Acids
  
• Stereoisomerism of Amino Acids
  
• Classification of Amino Acids by the R group
  
• Functions of Amino Acids in the body
  
• Amino Acids acting as Acid and Bases
  
• Characteristics Titration Curves of Amino Acids
  
• Introduction of Peptides and their Ionization Behaviour
  

WORKING WITH PROTEINS

• Separation and purification of Proteins.
  
• Chromatography and types
  
• Introduction to Electrophoresis
  

THE STRUCTURE OF PROTEINS: PRIMARY STRUCTURE

• Structures of Protein
  
• Protein sequencing
  
• Introduction to Mass Spectrometry
  
• Chemical synthesis of Proteins