UniServe Science
Guide to
EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE
currently used in teaching
BIOCHEMISTRY
A UniServe Science QuicKard, 1998
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- Two in a series of multimedia clinical cases including animations of biochemical pathways. Used at Curtin.
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- Includes a review of the biochemistry of Iron, Folates & Cobalamin as well as a case study. Developed at Queensland.
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- Shows how buffers prevent large changes in pH after the addition of acid or an alkali. Developed at Sydney.
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- A case study which includes hypoglycemia, glucose and alcohol metabolism. Developed at Queensland.
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- Factors that induce the enzymes in gut bacterium are studied by monitoring enzyme activity under various conditions. Developed at Flinders.
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- A biomedical case study on metabolism. Developed at Queensland.
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- Tutorial to identify and understand the underlying pathology of a disease. Used at Queensland.
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- A program on the steps, processes and key reactions of glycolysis. Developed at Queensland.
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- The process of fermentation of grape juice is studied by monitoring the rise in alcohol and the concomitant loss of glucose. Developed at Flinders.
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- 13 self-paced tutorials and two question-based exercises designed to integrate and review metabolic principles through practical examples. Topics include: Role of Water in Biology, Metabolic Release of Energy, Biosynthesis of Carbohydrates and Lipids, and Amino Acid Metabolism. Developed at Monash.
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- WWW based tutorials for studying protein structure and function. Developed at Curtin.
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- Teaches students how radioactivity is used and detected in practical biochemistry. Developed at Sydney.
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- Designed around five sections - Introduction, Isotopes and Decay, Units, Measurement and Safety. Developed at Melbourne.
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- Self-paced, WWW based tutorial for comparison of protein sequence and structures. Target student level - 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate. Developed at UTS.
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- Uses animations to explain the Beer-Lambert law and absorbtion spectra. Developed at Sydney.
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- Shows how long, complex questions can be reduced to simple diagrams. Developed at Sydney.
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- Effect of adrenaline in rapid glucose mobilisation from glycogen. Developed at Murdoch.
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- Bioprocess simulation, using vinegar production as the example. Developed at Murdoch.
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- Introduces students to the structure of DNA and its melting and hybridisation. Developed at Flinders.
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- Introduces the principles and use of spectrophotometers by measuring blood alcohol. Developed at Flinders.
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- A tutorial on the processes of mitochondrial electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation, and a simulation of the measurement of oxygen uptake by mitochondria. Developed at ANU.
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- Two parts: the first is a series of questions which includes interactive diagrams and videos; and the second part is a laboratory simulation. Developed at QUT.
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- Students purify the enzyme acid phosphatase from wheat germ. Developed at Flinders.
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- A molecular graphics program intended for the visualisation of proteins, nucleic acids and small molecules. Widely used in research and in teaching materials at Curtin, Queensland, Sydney and UTS.
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- A WWW browser plug-in that allows chemical information to be displayed directly on a web page. Used with teaching materials at Curtin, Queensland.
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- A display program for viewing and exploring interactive scientific illustrations called kinemages. Used at Queensland.
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- Allows the fitting of your own equations to a set of data points to evaluate the coefficients. Used at Queensland.
Our searchable database contains information about more than 212 software items that can be used in teaching introductory biochemistry.
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