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.
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...
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Biological Molecules: Fats and Proteins
An explanation of the importance of fats and proteins in the human diet. Examples of chemical structures of various fats and proteins are used.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Solubility of Proteins
Some proteins are soluble in aqueous solutions and some are not. Insoluble proteins can be a problem because the proteins can form large aggregates in solution which are difficult to purify, crystallize, and use in experiments. Compare...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Proteins and Amino Acids
Study proteins and amino acids in the science of biology including how they are made using DNA, transcription, and translation and different types of proteins on this site.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Proteins
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the structure and role of proteins.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Building a Protein
This hands-on activity is an assessment of the students understanding of peptide and disulfide bonds formed during protein synthesis, and the structure of an amino acid (R-group plus the common structure that all amino acids share)....
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.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Dna Dry Lab
This lab illustrates how the order of nucleotides in DNA determines the order of amino acids in proteins. Relates DNA function to that of RNAand provides an exercise to demonstrate how mutations may occur. Includes a lesson plan and...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Protein Metabolism
Students will learn how the body digests proteins, and will explain how protein can be used for energy.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Protein Synthesis and Gene Expression
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The DNA sequence contains the instructions to place units called amino acids into a specific order. When these amino acid are assembled in that specific order,...
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: Biology: Proteins
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the structure and function of proteins.
University of Maryland
Univ. Of Maryland: Master of Chemical and Life Sciences: Dna Bracelets [Pdf]
Using a bead-bracelet simulation, construct a sequence of amino acids. Then, discover the effects of silent, point, and frameshift mutations.
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: Life Science: 3.7 Protein Synthesis
Learn how the human body builds proteins.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 3.6 Rna
Learn about the structure and function of RNA in the body.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Proteins
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will learn about the structures and function of proteins and how we get protein in our diet.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Protein Synthesis
Learn about a major function of cells, protein synthesis. Find out about the process in which cells manufacture this biochemical compound.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Dna and Proteins
Explore the convept that DNA and proteins are key molecules of the cell nucleus.
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Proteins
Here you can find some great information about proteins. Learn about a protein's primary structure, secondary structure, tertiary structure, and quaternary structure.
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.
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Browsing Biochemistry
Here you can learn about biochemistry, the chemistry of the living world. Content explores carbohydrates, lipids, amino acid structure and proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids, and metabolism.