Bioinorganic Mechanisms

Graduate / Professional

This course is an advanced introduction to biological inorganic chemistry. An overview of the relevant geometric and electronic structures of metalloprotein active sites is presented and related to each protein’s function. The objective is to define and understand the function of metals in biology in terms of structure. Prerequisite: CHEM 506 or permission of the instructor. It is assumed that students have a general knowledge of biochemistry and are familiar with both inorganic coordination chemistry and physical chemistry. ½ Course cr MW 11:35am-12:50pm