Course: Interactions of Biomolecules

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Course title Interactions of Biomolecules
Course code KBF/PGIB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kubala Martin, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Bonding types, ion interactions, dipole ion interactions, dipole-induced ion interactions, van der Waals interactions, dipole-dipole interactions, dipole-induced dipole interactions, induced dipole interactions, covalent linkages, molecular orbital theory, hydrogen bonds. Proteins and nucleic acids, structure-stabilizing interactions, hydrogen bonds, salt bridges, hydrophobic interactions, environmental influences (pH, ionic strength). Reactive groups of proteins and nucleic acids, their covalent interactions, quantitative characterization of covalent interactions. Non-covalent interactions of proteins and nucleic acids, quantitative characterization of non-covalent interactions, binding constants, models with multiple binding sites binding to small and large DNA grooves, intercalations. Structural motifs of non-covalent interactions, binding to small and large DNA grooves, intercalations, binding pockets. Design of spectroscopic experiment for the investigation of molecular interactions, direct experiment, competitive experiment, labeling of biomolecules and ligands, evaluation of the experiment. Non-equilibrium interactions, reaction kinetics, mechanisms of inhibition of enzyme reactions, experimental methods of kinetic monitoring on different time scales. Modeling of molecular interactions, molecular docking, quantum-chemical methods.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Bergethon, P. R. (1998). The physical basis of biochemistry: the foundations of molecular biophysics. New York: Springer.
  • Kubala, M., et al. (2003). Limitations in linearized analyses of binding equilibria: binding of TNP-ATP to the H4-H5 loop of Na / K-ATPase. Eur. J. Biophys. 32, 363-369.
  • Pingoud, A., Urbanke, C., Hoggett J., Jeltsch, A. (2002). Biochemical Methods: A Concise Guide for Students and Researchers. Weinheim.
  • Tuszynski, J. A., & Kurzynski, M. (2003). Introduction to molecular biophysics. Boca Raton: CRC Press.


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