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Academic Year |
2011
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Course Code |
CHEM2304
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Title |
Bioinorganic Chemistry
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Credit |
6
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Department |
Chemistry |
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Course Co-ordinator |
Prof H Z Sun, Chemistry
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Teachers Involved |
Prof H Z Sun (100%)
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Course Aim
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This course is a continuation from Basic Inorganic Chemistry and Basic Organic Chemistry, giving further and more details of inorganic chemistry in biological system, with examples relevance to biological processes and medical science, suited to the needs of those intending to extend their studies in (bio)chemistry and biomedical science.
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Course Contents |
Bioinorganic Chemistry of selected topics of interest. Examples include the inorganic chemistry (and biochemistry) behind the requirement of biological cells for metals such as zinc, iron and copper; and metals in medicine such as mechanisms by which organisms obtain required metal ions from their environment, and use of metal-containing compounds in treating diseases such as cancer.
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Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Understand the principles and concepts of inorganic/organic chemistry in biological system.
- Understand structure, bonding, and spectral properties of selected metals in proteins and nucleic acids.
- Understand chemical mechanisms of selected metal homeostasis (i.e. uptake, transport and storage).
- Understand the role of metal complexes medicine.
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Pre-requisites |
Pass in CHEM1002 and CHEM1003 and CHEM2303
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Offer in academic year
2011 - 2012
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2nd sem
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Availability in 2012 - 2013
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Y
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| Examination |
May
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| Teaching Hours |
36 lectures, 6 tutorials and 6 hours of literature survey and presentation
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Assessment Method |
One 3-hour written examination (75% weighting). Continuous assessment of assignments and presentation (25%)
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Quota |
9999
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Textbooks |
1. Lippard, S. J. and Berg, J. M. Principles of Bioinorganic Chemistry (University Science Books; Mill Valley, CA, 1994
2. Bertini, I.; Gray, H. B.; Stiefel, E. I.; Valentine, J. S., editors. Biological Inorganic Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity, University Science Books, 2007
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References |
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Course Website |
NIL
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Remarks |
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Status |
You had submitted at Feb 10, 2011
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Comment (For Department
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Last updated by CHEM at Feb 10, 2011
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