Biology 281H discussions, Fall 2016

Biology 281H Discussions, Fall 2017

Completed discussions

Discussion 1: What is Life?

Discussion 2: Players and Forces

Discussion 3: Tiny molecules, big effects (pH)

Discussion 4: Proteins and amino acids

Discussion 5: Regular protein structure

Discussion 6: Why do proteins fold?

Discussion 7: The Protein Folding Problem

Discussion 8: Protein recognition

Discussion 9: Specificity

Discussion 10: Enzymes as catalysts

Discussion 11: Enzyme mechanisms

Discussion 12: Michaelis-Menten Kinetics

Discussion 13: Enzyme Regulation

Discussion 14: Cooperativity

Discussion 15: Allostery

Discussion 16: Cytoskeleton and Motor Proteins

Discussion 17: Membrane Proteins

Discussion 18: Signaling

Discussion 19: Intro to Energy Transduction

Discussion 20: Glycolysis

Discussion 21: Fermentation and Gluconeogenesis

Discussion 22: The Citric Acid Cycle

Discussion 23: The Citric Acid Cycle is a Roundabout

Discussion 24: Oxidative Phosphorylation I

Discussion 25: Oxidative Phosphorylation II

Discussion 26: Food is Going to Kill You

Discussion 27: ATP synthase

Discussion 28: Photosynthesis

Discussion 29: Photosynthesis II

Future discussions