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Teaching metabolism with scientific articles: A new approach
AbstractScientific articles have been explored as a didactic resource in the teaching of Biochemistry, as well as in other areas of science. This teaching strategy contributes to the learning and understanding of specific concepts, and development of the skills, necessary for the research training of students. The present study investigated the use of scientific articles in theTopics in Metabolism course, which was offered to Biochemistry graduate students, at the University of S ão Paulo. Instead of lectures and seminars, two main activities were used: directed study (DS) and discussion groups (DG). Both utilized and exp...
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - November 26, 2018 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Camila Cicuto, Maur ícius Pazinato, Bayardo Torres Tags: Student Centered Education Source Type: research

A practical guide to developing virtual and augmented reality exercises for teaching structural biology
This study focuses on three questions: 1) How can teachers of structural biology produce and disseminate VR/AR ‐ready educational material with established and user‐friendly software tools?; 2) What are the positive and negative experiences reported by test participants when performing identical learning tasks in the VR and AR environments?; and 3) How do the test participants perceive prerecorded narrat ion during VR/AR exploration? © 2018 International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1–9, 2018. (Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education)
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - November 26, 2018 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Maria ‐Jose Garcia‐Bonete, Maja Jensen, Gergely Katona Tags: Article Source Type: research

An Idea to Explore: Understanding Redox Reactions in Biochemistry
AbstractUnderstanding redox reactions in biochemistry requires a clear grasp of three definitions: electron exchange, oxidation number, and oxygen atom insertion. Here, the electrochemical cell is explained for redox ‐active ions, introducing a new comparison between the measurement of midpoint potential and the measurement of initial velocity for enzymes. Oxygen atom insertion is shown to be of use in readily classifying oxidation states. Finally, the use of several of these ideas is combined into an explanat ion of proton motive force development in the mitochondrial respiratory chain. © 2018 International Union of Bi...
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - November 22, 2018 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Raymond Ochs Tags: Article Source Type: research

Issue Information ‐ Prelim
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, Volume 46, Issue 6, Page 579-583, November/December 2018. (Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education)
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - November 21, 2018 Category: Biochemistry Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research

Assessment of students' external representations of mmCIF entries and their biochemical knowledge
AbstractAn assessment was developed using entries from the macromolecular Crystallographic Information File that was given to students in an upper level bioinformatics class at the end of the semester during a 2 ½ hour time period. Although all students completed the same questions, they were assessed on an individual protein they had worked on during the semester in the situated learning of the classroom as they completed computer‐based tutorials and exercises using internet sources. The students' diffi culties with the external representation of their protein were: not following directions, not understanding how to us...
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - November 21, 2018 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Julie B. Ealy Tags: Article Source Type: research

Analysis of lactase in lactose intolerance supplements
AbstractLactase is the enzyme responsible for the digestion of the disaccharide lactose, and deficiency in this enzyme causes the prevalent medical condition lactose intolerance. Management of lactose intolerance can be achieved through the administration of lactase supplements. Lactase is an appropriate platform for advanced enzymatic study because its medical application is a motivator for student learning. The following is an upper ‐level biochemistry laboratory sequence that integrates student inquiry and exposure to advanced laboratory techniques. Students investigate three different lactase supplements through expe...
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - November 21, 2018 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Nina Stourman, Jennifer Moore Tags: Laboratory Exercise Source Type: research

Idea to explore: The structure of the oxygen and iron ion
AbstractUnderstanding diamagnetism of oxygenated and paramagnetism of deoxygenated hemoglobin, an important topic in (bio) chemistry for medical students, begins with the understanding of the detailed structure of the oxygen molecule. It continues with a short description of the structures of reactive oxygen species: the singlet form of oxygen, the superoxide, and peroxide anions. The article then describes the high spin and low spin form of the iron ion with itsd‐orbitals and explains why both forms with different diameters exist in the heme part. At the end, medical applications of the acquired knowledge are presented:...
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - November 21, 2018 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Toma ž Makovec Tags: Article Source Type: research

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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, Volume 46, Issue 6, Page 663-663, November/December 2018. (Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education)
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - November 21, 2018 Category: Biochemistry Tags: Notice Source Type: research