Jmol-Enhanced Biochemistry Research Projects

• Matthew Saderholm ^[1] ; Anthony Reynolds ^[1]
  1. [1] Berea College

     Berea College

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 88, Nº 8, 2011, págs. 1074-1078
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • We developed a protein research project for a one-semester biochemistry lecture class to enhance learning and more effectively train students to understand protein structure and function. During this semester-long process, students select a protein with known structure and then research its structure, sequence, and function. This project culminates with students preparing their own Jmol-enhanced Web site that both visualizes their chosen protein’s structure and explains its function. All students were able to successfully produce a Web site regardless of prior experience. Compared with previous students who wrote a standard research paper, students involved in this project were more enthusiastic about biochemistry and ended the semester with a better appreciation of the connection between protein structure and protein function.