BCHM302-10W (C) Whole Year 2010

Biological Chemistry

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2010
End Date: Sunday, 14 November 2010
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 7 March 2010
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 5 September 2010

Description

Chemical aspects of biosynthetic pathways. Enzyme and co-enzyme chemistry. Pharmaceutical chemistry, bio-inorganic chemistry, bio-physical chemistry.

This course covers the chemical principles underlying selected important biological processes.

In outline, the topics covered will be:
• the biological chemistry of toxicology
• case studies in contemporary chemical biology;
• introduction to biokinetics and the mechanisms of enzyme-catalysed reactions;
• bioinorganic chemistry: the role of metal ions in biological systems.

Learning Outcomes

  • A specialised third year course to build on prior study in biochemistry and chemistry

    Develop critical analysis skills in biochemistry and chemistry

    Develop advanced problem-solving skills

    Develop an understanding of:
  • the biochemical basis of toxicology;
  • biokinetics, the mechanisms of enzyme-catalysed reactions; and details of enzyme inhibition.
  • contemporary chemical biology, especially molecular recognition, drug design and combinatorial
      chemistry;
  • bioinorganic chemistry: the role of metal ions in biological systems.

Prerequisites

Either (1) 22 points from BCHM205, BCHM206, CHEM222, CHEM232, CHEM242, CHEM262, CHEM272, ENCH241; or (2) BCHM201 and either BCHM205 or CHEM232 or ENCH241.

Restrictions

CHEM325, ENCH445

Equivalent Courses

Course Coordinator

For further information see Chemistry Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Exam 40%
Mid-year test 40%
Tutorial Assessment 20%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,299.00

International fee $6,000.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Chemistry .

All BCHM302 Occurrences

  • BCHM302-10W (C) Whole Year 2010
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