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SB5007: REGULATION IN MICROBIAL BIOCHEMISTRY (2014-2015)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

A course describing the principles behind how microorganisms respond to environmental stresses

A range of microbial stress responses are detailed using a range of model systems, pathogens and non-pathogens, showing how gene expression is regulated by stress.

Contains an extended research practical; you carry out computer-based modelling to understand how cells responds to starvation stress, and write up in research paper format. 

We teach with reference to the scientific literature allowing you to place your learning in the context of the latest published research.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Ian Stansfield

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course will consider the mechanisms and complexity of biochemical regulation. Beginning with basic descriptions of enzyme kinetics, it will introduce concepts of inhibition of enzyme systems, including allosteric regulation, and feedback control of whole enzyme systems. The course will end with the introduction of the concept of Metabolic Control Analysis (MCA), and the use of flux control coefficients to describe the steady-state control behaviour of multi-enzyme pathways.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Examination (50%); continuous assessment (50%).

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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