Spring 2003

CH 314 BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Library Project 2

This project is designed to give you some experience with reading and interpreting original research reports that deal with the study of enzyme reaction mechanisms and with making an oral presentation of a scientific study.

The requirements for this project are:

  1. Choose an article from a current issue (last two or three years) of a biochemical journal. The article must be an original research report (not a review article) that deals with the study of the mechanism of action of some enzyme and utilizes at least one of the techniques that we have discussed this semester.

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  2. Prepare and give a 10 min. oral presentation that gives an overview of the study described in your paper and an explanation of the data that supports the author’s conclusions. The presentations will be given in class, three each, on April 23 and 25.

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  3. Submit a one page written summary of your presentation.

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  4. Read the articles chosen by other class members and be prepared to comment on their presentations and ask questions.

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Schedule for completion:
  1. On Friday, March 14, select a date for your presentation.

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  2. On or before Friday, April 11, submit a photo copy of your chosen article. I will make copies of articles and distribute them to other members of the class on Friday, April 18.

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  3. On May 2 (last day of class), the summary papers for all presentations are due .

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