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STC 213 Practical for STC 211, & STC 212

ND2 levelMedical & Health Sciences16 topics

STC 213 covers 16 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Protein classes and functions
  2. Prosthetic groups and conjugated proteins
  3. Protein structure and peptide bonds
  4. Amino acid classification
  5. Protein hydrolysis to amino acids
  6. Amino acid stereoisomerism
  7. Amphoterism and ionization of amino acids
  8. Isoelectric point and titration curves
  9. General and side-chain reactions of amino acids
  10. Peptide formation and dipeptides
  11. Levels of protein structure
  12. Protein denaturation
  13. Nature and properties of enzymes
  14. Enzyme classification and cofactors
  15. Enzyme kinetics and factors affecting activity
  16. Vitamins and deficiency diseases

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Protein classes and functions

Protein classes and functions encompass the diverse roles that proteins play in the body, from structural support to catalysis, transport, signalling, immune defence and storage. Mastering these categories and recognising key examples is essential for the NUC, CCMAS, NBTE and NCCE exams because many questions test the ability to link a protein’s function with its physiological role.

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