Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Protein Partnering and Function
A learning module with built-in interactive features where students can read about the differences between large and small molecules, build protein structures, and test their strength under different conditions. They will review polarity...
University of Arizona
Ua: Large Molecules Problem Set
Understandable lessons about numerous aspects about the composition, function, and interactions of proteins. Each starts with an interactive quiz and links to a tutorial.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Macromolecules: Orders of Protein Structure
An article that investigates the levels of protein structure. Understand how the order of the protein structure affects its function.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How to Unboil an Egg
It's so obvious that it's practically proverbial: you can't unboil an egg. But actually, it turns out that you can- sort of. Eleanor Nelsen explains the process by which mechanical energy can undo what thermal energy has done. [4:10]
Other
Sequence Manipulation Suite: Random Protein Sequence
Random Protein Sequence generates a random sequence of the length specified by the user. Random sequences can be used to evaluate the significance of sequence analysis results.
Other
Institute of Chemistry: Amino Acids
Clickable list of links to descriptions and models of 20 amino acids, including classification and structure.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Lydia E. Kavraki: Protein Folding
This module introduces students to the problem of Protein Folding, its importance, and current computational methods used to attack its complexity.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Protein Classification
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The structure and function of proteins.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Proteins
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the structure and function of proteins.
Bryn Mawr College
Serendip: Who Took Jerell's I Pod? An Organic Compound Mystery
Brief text summary of what young scholars learn in the Who Took Jerell's iPod? lab along with links to download Student Handouts and Teacher Preparation Notes in PDF or Word formats. Students are challenged to solve a mystery by testing...
University of Arizona
The Biology Project: The Chemistry of Amino Acids
A great site for understanding Amino Acids, the building blocks for protein. Besides a very complete summary, the site includes a complete list of amino acids, a link to basic amino acid structure, a list if atoms in amino acids, and...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Four Levels of Protein Structure
Explore how protein folding creates distinct, functional proteins by examining each of the four different levels of protein structure. (Requires Java)
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Exploring Protein 3 D Structure
Build proteins from amino acid components. View the components of a protein (elements, amino acids) in different colors and zoom into several amino acids to understand how they link together to make a larger structure.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Structure and Function of Globular Proteins
The structure of a machine's parts in relation to one another and the proper functioning of the machine itself, applies not just to the machines is, but also to the ones at work inside our bodies. These molecular machines, called...
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Protein Secondary Structures
Discover the alpha-helix and the beta sheet, both secondary structures of proteins. View diagrams and a 3-D model of the different parts of a protein molecule.
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Molecular Structures: Amino Acids
View 4 common amino acids from all angles with these 3-D interactive molecules. Also, find links to information about other structures.
Other
Vanderbilt Structural Biology Department: Calcium Binding Proteins Database
Complete listing of calcium-binding proteins, including specifics on domain binding. Also contains sequence and further structural information.
Other
The Ef Hand Calcium Binding Protein Data Library
This site contains general, sequential, and structural information on calcium binding proteins.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Primary Structure of Proteins: Lesson 2
This lesson will explain the primary structure of a protein. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Primary Structure of Proteins."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Primary Structure of Proteins: Lesson 3
This lesson will explain the primary structure of a protein. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Primary Structure of Proteins."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Primary Structure of Proteins: Lesson 1
This lesson will explain the primary structure of a protein. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Primary Structure of Proteins."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Quaternary Structure of Proteins: Lesson 2
This lesson will explain the quaternary structure of a protein. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Quaternary Structure of Proteins."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Secondary Structure of Proteins
This lesson will explain the secondary structure of a protein.