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90638 - Special Topics: Bioorganic Chemistry
Semester: Spring
The class is designed for Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate students. Lectures will cover the structure and reactivity of common biological molecules. Grades will be determined by performance on exams and class presentations. All class participants will make presentations on bioorganic research in the recent literature.
SYLLABUS
1. CARBOHYDRATES
2. AMINO ACIDS, PEPTIDES, AND PROTEINS
3. BIOCATALYSIS
4. THE ORGANIC MECHANISMS OF THE COENZYMES
5. THE CHEMISTRY OF METABOLISM
6. BIOSYNTHESIS OF NATURAL PRODUCTS
7. LIPIDS
8. NUCLEOSIDES, NUCLEOTIDES, AND NUCLEIC ACIDS
9. THE DISCOVERY AND DESIGN OF DRUGS
