Classroom lectures will be given with the aid of PowerPoint presentations.
Contents
Part B (32 hours) 1)Metal Chaperones (3 h). The case of copper. 2)Nickel (6 h). Urease. Hydrogenase and CO oxidoreductase. Ni-SOD 3)Manganese (6 h). Concanavalin. Peroxidase. Mn-SOD. Catalase. 4)Molybdenum (6 h). Mo containing oxotransferase: the cofactor MoCo. The role of molybdenum in the nitrogen cycle: nitrogenase. 5)Cobalt (3 h). Cobalamines, Vitamin B12. Methionine synthase. Methyl-malonyl mutase. 6)Photosynthesis (8 h). Photosystem I and II. Cytochrome b6/f complex. The role of Mn in the photosynthetic process: the oxygen evolving complex.
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Office Hours: Every day, from 10 to 12 and from 14 to 17.
