Fundamentals of Enzymology
BASIC DATA
course listing
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course code
LKG0150
course title in Estonian
Ensümoloogia alused
course title in English
Fundamentals of Enzymology
course volume CP
-
ECTS credits
3.00
to be declared
yes
assessment form
Examination
teaching semester
spring
language of instruction
Estonian
English
Study programmes that contain the course
code of the study programme version
course compulsory
LAAB17/25
no
LATB22/25
no
Structural units teaching the course
LK - Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology
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course aims in Estonian
Aine eesmärk on tutvuda ensüümide kui valguliste katalüsaatorite toimimise põhimõtete erinevate aspektidega.
course aims in English
The aim of this course is to understand principles of functioning of enzymes as biocatalyst.
learning outcomes in the course in Est.
Aine läbinud üliõpilane:
- omandab põhiteadmised ensüümidest kui katalüütilistest biomolekulidest;
- oskab praktiliselt lahendada lihtsamaid ensüümide kineetika probleeme.
learning outcomes in the course in Eng.
After completing this course the student knows:
- the principles of enzyme catalysis;
- practical enzymology.
brief description of the course in Estonian
Ensüümid kui valgud. Ensüümide uurimise ajalugu. Valkude struktuuri ja aminohapete kõrvalahelate omadused ja roll katalüüsis. Ensüümide nomenklatuur. Ensüümide klassid. Kofaktorid. Ensüümid kui katalüsaatorid. Termodünaamika ja kineetika, katalüüs, sidustatud reaktsioonid. Ensüümide kineetika. Michalis-Menteni võrrand ja selle tähendus. Mittekovalentse seostumise tasakaal. Reaktsioonid mitme substraadiga. Inhibiitorid. Ensüümide regulatsioon, kooperatiivsus ja allosteerika. Ensüümreaktsioonide mehhanismi uurimine. Katalüütiline efekt. Ensüümid tööstuses ja meditsiinis. Praktiline ensümoloogia - aktiivsuste määramine ja kineetiliste parameetrite arvutamine.
Harjutustundides esitavad üliõpilased ettekande valitud ensüümist, planeeritakse ensüümkineetika mõõtmise eksperimente ja ensüümkineetika parameetrite arvutamist.
brief description of the course in English
Enzymes as proteins. History. Role of protein structure and role of amino acid side-chains in catalysis. Nomenclature, classification and databases of enzymes. Co-factors. Enzymes as catalysts. Principles of enzyme catalysis, thermodynamics, kinetics and coupled reactions. Basics of enzyme kinetics: Michaelis-Menten equation and kinetic parameters Non-covalent binding. Multisubstrate enzymes. Inhibition analysis. Enzyme regulation, cooperativity and allostery. Investigation of the enzyme catalysis. Enzymes in Industry. Enzymes in biomedcine. Practical enzymology. Kinetic curves and data analysis, determination of kinetic and thermodynamic parameters.
type of assessment in Estonian
eristav hindamine
type of assessment in English
differentiated assessment
independent study in Estonian
Antakse õppetöö käigus.
independent study in English
Given during the course
study literature
Materjal antakse loengus. Soovituslik käsiraamat: Fundamentals of Enzymology. The Cell and Molecular Biology of Catalytic Proteins. Third Edition. N. C. Price and L. Stevens. Oxford University Press 2000. 496 pp. Kordamiseks: Biokeemia lühikursus.
study forms and load
daytime study: weekly hours
2.0
session-based study work load (in a semester):
lectures
1.5
lectures
-
practices
0.0
practices
-
exercises
0.5
exercises
-
lecturer in charge
-
LECTURER SYLLABUS INFO
semester of studies
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Extended syllabus
2024/2025 spring
Vello Tõugu, LK - Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology
Estonian
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    2023/2024 spring
    Vello Tõugu, LK - Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology
    Estonian
      2022/2023 spring
      Vello Tõugu, LK - Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology
      Estonian
        2021/2022 spring
        Vello Tõugu, LK - Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology
        Estonian
          Grading Enzymology.pdf 
          2020/2021 spring
          Vello Tõugu, LK - Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology
          Estonian
            Grading Enzymology.pdf 
            2019/2020 spring
            Vello Tõugu, LK - Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology
            Estonian
              Grading Enzymology.pdf 
              Course description in Estonian
              Course description in English