Learning Outcomes
During this course students are expected:
• Το experience the participation of organic chemists in studies at the interface between chemistry and biology
• To gain important insights into the function of complex biological system at a molecular level
• Το become familiar with the basic principles of chemical biology and drug design
• Το use organic compounds as tools in studying biology
Course Content (Syllabus)
Organic Chemistry in Biological Systems. Molecular mechanism of enzyme reactions. Biocatalysis and enzymes in organic synthesis.Synthetic enzyme models-Artificial enzymes. Molecular recognition. Drug design. Catalytic antibodies, RNA, DNA, Protein and peptide structure, Protein function, Glycobiology, Polyketides and Terpenes, Chemical Control and Signal transduction
Keywords
chemical biology, bioactivity, drug design, bioorganic chemistry