MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY II
Chemistry of medicinal products, including antihyperlipidemics, glucocorticoids, estrogens, progestins, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, antitumor agents, and enzyme inhibitors.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: PHM SCI 531 Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain basic chemical principles as they apply to drug SAR Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify drug classes and origin based in part on drug structures Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize the mechanism of drugs that act via enzyme inhibition Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain the difficulty of drug design in light of side effects and complexity of possible drug targets Audience: Undergraduate 5. Apply the knowledge of structural modifications to enhance drug delivery via increased solubility, metabolic stability and bioavailability Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain basic chemical principles as they apply to drug SAR Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify drug classes and origin based in part on drug structures Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize the mechanism of drugs that act via enzyme inhibition Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain the difficulty of drug design in light of side effects and complexity of possible drug targets Audience: Undergraduate 5. Apply the knowledge of structural modifications to enhance drug delivery via increased solubility, metabolic stability and bioavailability Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027