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...
Other
Institute of Chemistry: Amino Acids
Clickable list of links to descriptions and models of 20 amino acids, including classification and structure.
Texas A&M University
Peer Curricula: Cells Are Us
Find five instructional units on cells: levels of organization, interacting with the outside world, creating energy for the cell, coding and translating instructions, and making protein "machinery" to do things. Each unit is broken down...
Science Museum, London
Science Museum: What Do Your Cells Do?
Information on cells, including looking at cells, what a cell is made of, how cells make proteins, why cells differ, and new cells for old.
Bryn Mawr College
Serendip: Who Took Jerell's I Pod? An Organic Compound Mystery
Brief text summary of what students 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 for...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Chemistry 3 B: Chemical Structure and Reactivity
A collection of video lectures from a chemical structure and reactivity course taught at the University of California, Berkeley. The course teaches conjunction, aromatic theory, carbonyl compounds, carbohydrates, amines, carboxylic acid....
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.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Ribosomes Protein Construction Teams
A short piece of informational text which explains the structure and function of ribosomes in a cell.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Peptides and Proteins
If the amine and carboxylic acid functional groups in amino acids join together to form amide bonds, a chain of amino acid units, called a peptide, is formed. A simple tetrapeptide structure is shown in the following diagram. By...
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Microtubules Thick Protein Tubes
A short, informational article which explains the structure and function of microtubules inside a cell.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Membrane Proteins Bumpy Services
A concise overview of the proteins that give cell membranes the ability to carry out various functions for cells.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: The Structure and Function of Ribosomes
Describes the structure of ribosomes and their function of synthesizing proteins within a cell.
Other
Elmhurst College: Protein Synthesis
Illustrated explanation of the different steps in protein synthesis. At the end of the article, there are links to some good animations of the process.
Other
Acadia University: Structure of Dna and Rna
This site from the Acadia University provides the basic structure of DNA and RNA and a decent compare/contrast between the two.
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Proteins and Nucleic Acids
This information can be used for exam review or as an introduction. It presents a good overview of the topics with charts, graphs, links, and a quiz.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Microfilaments Stringy Proteins
A short, informational text piece which explains the structure and function of microfilaments inside a cell.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Cells
In this module, students discover how each cell is organized to complete the function of producing and transporting proteins, and how cells relate to homeostasis of the body.
Other
Gene Expression & Regulation
Provides some very straight forward information regarding genetic information an DNA. Find out about synthesizing proteins, the Central Dogma of molecular biology, and much more.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: The Basics and Beyond
This website offers a clear definition of the science of Genetics, highlighting DNA and genes. There is a neat, easy-to-understand animated tour of the basics and an opportunity to go inside an animated cell. Student can build a DNA...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Nucleic Acids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the structure and function of nucleic acids.
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: A Tour of the Cell
Imagine having a microscopic camera so small that you could travel inside a cell. This interactive site allows you to do just that. Click on any one of eight individual parts of the cell--cell membrane, nucleus, DNA, RNA, ribosome,...
Other
The Predictprotein Server
PredictProtein is a service for sequence analysis, structure and function prediction. When you submit any protein sequence PredictProtein retrieves similar sequences in the database and predicts aspects of protein structure and function....
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Imaging Dna Structure
Students are introduced to the latest imaging methods used to visualize molecular structures and the method of electrophoresis that is used to identify and compare genetic code (DNA). Students should already have basic knowledge of...