Investigations in Protein Structure/Function I

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This course will involve training in how to design, conduct, and analyze independent research in Protein Structure/Function Relationships. Methods employed will involve investigations of the functional roles of specific amino acids in substrate binding and catalytic mechanism of a recombinant enzyme using techniques such as site directed mutagenesis. These studies will be expected to answer new questions and to generate novel data, as opposed to reproducing experiments that have been performed before.