312493 (v.1) Medicinal and Biological Chemistry 222
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| Area: | Department of Chemistry |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 6.0 |
| Lecture: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Fortnightly |
| Laboratory: | 1 x 4 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): |
7040 (v.6)
Chemistry 102
or any previous version
OR 7077 (v.5) Chemistry 124 or any previous version OR 311025 (v.2) Introduction to Pharmaceutical Chemistry 121 or any previous version |
| Syllabus: | Bioorganic chemistry The chemistry of carbohydrates, amino acids and other common biomolecules. Protein and DNA structure and function, RNA and protein synthesis, General metabolism (ATP) or intracellular chemistry? An introduction to medicinal chemistry: Drugs, where they act, intermolecular forces in drug binding, drugs targeting lipid, carbohydrate, proteins and nucleic acid synthesis. pharmacokinetics. Bioinorganic chemistry Introduction to the chemistry of heavy metals in aqueous biological environment. Enzymatic reactions and Michaelis-Menten kintetics. Metalloenzymes and their role into metabolism. Metalloenzymes with a structural functionality: Zn-finger propteins. Metalloenzymes with a Lewis acid functionality: carboxypetidase. Metalloenzymes with a redox functionality: carbonic anhydrase. Fe based proteins: transport and storage of oxygen. Cellular respiration: electron transport chain. Laboratory experiments in preparative reactions illustrating techniques and reaction types. |
| Field of Education: | 010500 Chemical Sciences (Narrow Grouping) |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Not Categorised *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
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