This session will introduce the general composition, structure, and function of proteins. The relationship between structure and function of a protein will be emphasized.

Learning Objectives

• To understand the general composition of a protein.
• To draw a generic amino acid and categorize each of the 20 amino acids appropriately based upon the nature of the side chain.
• To understand primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary levels of protein structure and know what types of bonds and forces stabilize each level.
• To understand the effect of an amino acid substitution on the general structure and function of a protein.