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Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Science |
| Grao en Nanociencia e Nanotecnoloxía |
 Subjects |
| Molecular Machines |
| Contents |
| Identifying Data | 2023/24 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | Molecular Machines | Code | 610G04036 | |||||||||||
| Study programme |
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| Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
| Graduate | 1st four-month period |
Fourth | Optional | 4.5 | ||||||||||
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| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Topic 1. Biomolecular machines for the handling of information. polymerases and ribosomes | DNA and RNA polymerases and factors necessary for the correct synthesis. Messenger replacement. Riboswitches and LncRNAs, use of molecular tweezers in transcription studies. Protein synthesis. The canonical and non-canonical translation and translation modulation. |
| Topic 2. Biomolecular machines for transport, movement, transduction of signals and energy optimization | Transport and movement: transport proteins through microtubules and microfilaments. Obtaining energy: ATPases. Adjustment of electron transport chains to ATP synthesis. Signal transduction and molecular sensors. |
| Topic 3. Artificial biomolecular machines | Hybrid biomolecular systems. Membrane-bound hybrid molecular machines. DNA-based synthetic molecular machines. |
| Topic 4. Synthetic molecular machines for movement control | Catenanes. Rotaxanes. Molecular switches. Molecular pumps. Artificial muscles. Nanovalves. Nanomotors. Self-propelled devices. |
| Topic 5. Synthetic molecular machines with catalytic activity | Switchable catalysts. Artificial enzymes. Artificial ribosomes. |
| Topic 6. Synthetic molecular machines for the conversion, transport and storage of energy | Artificial photosynthetic devices. Energy nanocarriers. Energy nanoaccumulators. |
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