773311 Introduction into crystallography and NMR spectroscopy of proteins


Type
Lecture
Semester hours
2
Lecturer (assistant)
Pfanzagl, Vera , Blaukopf, Markus , Heuser, Thomas
Organisation
Organic Chemistry
Offered in
Sommersemester 2025
Languages of instruction
Englisch

Content

X-ray Crystallography:
Structural features of amino acids, peptides and proteins
Theory of protein crystallization and x-ray diffraction
Basics of X-ray data collection, processing, and model building
Current advances

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR):
Principles of one und multidimensional NMR
Protein NMR strategies
Labelling strategies
Protein-Ligand Interactions

Cryo-Electron Microscopy:
Vitrification methods
Single particle analysis
Cryo-electron tomography
Radiation damage in cryo-EM

Previous knowledge expected

Basic knowledge of biochemistry and spectroscopy. The lecture is recommended for advanced master study students and PhDs

Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

The students will be able to explain the basics of structural biology and protein structure determination methods. The students will be able to compare the advantages/disadvantages of the main methods for structure determination. In particular, the students will be able to independently assess the quality and reliability of published protein structural data and protein models and use the obtained knowledge in discussing scientific publications.
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