CHEM3012 Topics in Biological and Organic Chemistry

Later Year Course

Offered By	Department of Chemistry
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Chemistry
Offered in	Second Semester, 2009 and Second Semester, 2010
Unit Value	3 units
Course Description	This course will provide students with a chemical background for understanding biological systems. The possible topics covered will include: Structural biology basic treatment of methods used to obtain structures. data bases for structural data and methods used to access them. description of biological structures. Bio-inorganic chemistry coordination chemistry metal binding proteins structure function studies involving metal binding proteins Bio-organic chemistry synthesis of important molecules natural products chemistry enzyme mechanisms
Indicative Assessment	Assignment and examination
Workload	A maximum of 32 hours of lectures/tutorials.
Areas of Interest	Chemistry
Requisite Statement	CHEM2202 and CHEM2203. BIOL2171 recommended.
Science Group	C
Academic Contact	Professor D Ollis

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