Introduction to Chemistry of Biology

4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course 153A with grade of C– or better. Introduction to chemical biology. Topics include computational chemical biology, utility of synthesis in biochemical research, peptidomimetics, designed reagents for cellular imaging, natural product biosynthesis, protein engineering and directed evolution, cell biology of metal ions, imaging metal ions in cells, metal-containing drugs. Concurrently scheduled with course CM205A. Letter grading.