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PSC1022 - Bioorganic and medicinal chemistry II

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Coordinator(s)

Dr David Manallack

Offered

Parkville

Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit provides students with an introduction to the fundamentals of organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry and the chemistry of biomolecules, with an emphasis on those aspects that are relevant to understanding the design and mechanism of action of therapeutic agents.

Topics include:

amines
aldehydes and ketones
carboxylic acids and functional derivatives
lipids
organic polymer chemistry
carbohydrates
amino acids and proteins
nucleic acids
perspectives in medicinal chemistry
coordination compounds

Outcomes

At the end of this unit students will be able to:

Apply the key concepts in chemical structure and bonding, including functional groups, to rationalising the shape, properties and reactions of molecules;
Explain the role of molecular shapes and electronic distributions as the basis for drug-receptor interactions;
Be proficient in basic laboratory techniques.

Assessment

Final written examination (3 hours): 60%; mid-semester test: 10%; practical classes: 15%; tutorial classes: 10%; in-class exercises 5%

Workload requirements

Contact hours for on-campus students:

Twenty four 1-hour lectures
Six 1-hour tutorials
Five 3-hour lab practicals
Three 3-hour computer-based workshops

Chief examiner(s)

Dr David Manallack

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.monash.edu/pharm/current/