Bioorganic Chemistry

4.0 credits

An introduction to bioorganic chemistry and chemical biology. The course will survey how the principles and tools of organic chemistry can be applied to study, understand, and manipulate biological systems and address fundamental questions in life sciences. Covered topics include: the chemical strategies and mechanisms behind enzyme catalysis; the biosynthesis and chemical synthesis of functionally important biomacromolecules (proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, lipids, terpenoids); bioorthogonal chemistry; drug design; and biomimicry.