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Macromolecules. Biology 122 Genes and Development. Functional groups in biological molecules. Carbohydrates. Polysaccharides. Nucleic acids. On the right is Friedrich Miescher’s laboratory, where DNA was discovered.
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Macromolecules Biology 122 Genes and Development
On the right is Friedrich Miescher’s laboratory, where DNA was discovered. On the left is the adjacent lab of Felix Hoppe-Seyler, one of the founders of Biochemistry. From The Scientist, Dec. 2008
DNA • B form of DNA: DNA at the Macromolecular Museum
Protein structure Primary structure of insulin
Protein structure Tertiary structure
Protein structure • Proteins with the same function from different organisms have almost the same tertiary structure.
Homeodomain protein tree. Green = plants; Brown = fungi; Blue = animals
Example proteins • T7 DNA polymerase[single subunit] • Ruv A Recombinase[quaternary structure]