Contents

Learning objectives
  1. 1. Protein structure
    1. 1.1 Amino acids
    2. 1.2 Proteins
  2. 2. Genetic code and ribosomes
    1. 2.1 Characteristics of the genetic code
    2. 2.2 tRNA
    3. 2.3 Ribosomes
  3. 3. Translation process
    1. 3.1 Elongation of translation
    2. 3.2 Initiation of translation
    3. 3.3 Termination of translation
  1. 4. Post-translational modifications
    1. 4.1 Folding
    2. 4.2 Post-translational modifications
    3. 4.3 Protein targeting
  2. 5. Mutations
    1. 5.1 Different kinds of mutations
    2. 5.2 Mutations within the coding sequence
    3. 5.3 Heritability of mutations