- Docente: Alejandro Hochkoeppler
- Credits: 5
- SSD: CHIM/11
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Industrial Chemistry (cod. 0882)
Learning outcomes
This Course will provide expertise in theoretical and applied enzymology. In particular, the student will acquire knowledge about the structure of proteins, enzyme kinetics and mechanism.
Course contents
Protein Structure
Amino acids and proteins. Primary, secondary, and tertiary
structure of proteins. Representation of protein structure and
related softwares.
Enzyme catalysis
Introduction to enzyme catalysis and enzyme kinetics.
Mechanisms of enzyme-catalyzed reactions.
Industrial enzymes
Use of enzymes in industrial processes.
Readings/Bibliography
Alan Fersht, Enzyme Structure and Mechanism, Freeman, New York, 1984.
Teaching methods
Oral lectures presented with PowerPoint.
Office hours
See the website of Alejandro Hochkoeppler