Methods library · Proteins and molecules
Radioactive and stable isotope tracers
Also called radiolabelling, autoradiography, 14C, 32P
Following atoms through pathways and organisms by labelling them with radioactive or heavy isotopes and detecting the label.
The film for this method is in production. Until then, the lessons below explain it where they use it.
Where it is taught
29 lessons use this method.
Biochemistry
- Introduction to Biochemistry and Cell Biology: Compartments Create Control
- Metabolism: Basic Concepts and Design
- Glycolysis: The Investment-and-Payoff Pathway
- Gluconeogenesis: Pushing Glucose Back Uphill
- The Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex: The One-Way Gate to the Cycle
- The Citric Acid Cycle: Harvesting Electrons
- The Calvin Cycle: Fixing Carbon from Thin Air
- The Pentose Phosphate Pathway: NADPH and Five-Carbon Sugars
- Fatty Acid Degradation: The β-Oxidation Spiral
- Fatty Acid Synthesis: Building the Chain Two Carbons at a Time
- Lipid Synthesis: Building Cholesterol from Acetyl-CoA
- Protein Turnover and Amino Acid Catabolism: Tag, Recognize, Destroy, Recycle