Proteins and nucleic acids

At the end of this activity, students should be able to:
– describe the primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures of proteins
– explain the nature of the interactions that give proteins a three–dimensional shape
– explain the relationship between the shape of a protein molecule and its biological function
– describe the denaturation of proteins
– name the main building blocks of nucleic acids
– explain the structure of DNA and how two strands are bonded together
– explain why the two strands of DNA are complementary.