Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Unit Catalogue 2007/08 |
BB40083 Enzymes in biotechnology & medicine |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Masters |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
| Requisites: |
| Before taking this unit you must take BB10003 and take BB10004 and take BB20018 |
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Or you must have taken suitable degree units from another University.
Aims & Learning Objectives: Aims: To use our current knowledge of enzymes to explore their applications in biotechnology and medicine. After taking this course the student should be able to: * appreciate the wide potential applications of enzymes with respect to their properties * understand how enzymes can be engineered to meet the needs of biotechnology and medicine * know a wide range of examples of biotechnological and medical uses * appreciate the economic factors involved in the use of enzymes * appreciate the impact of genome sequencing on enzymes and their applications Content: Enzyme engineering; electro-enzymology and biosensors; enzyme chaperones; enzymes in organic solvents; pepzymes; clinical enzymology; enzyme therapy; enzymes as target for drugs; catalytic antibodies; extremozymes; genomics and proteomics. |