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CBMS303: Organic and Biological Chemistry A
Biological systems carry out a huge range of complex organic reactions to achieve growth, to reproduce and to compete. This unit, together with CBMS304 Organic and Biological Chemistry B, examines advanced topics in organic chemistry, relevant to biology and biological systems. The two units are offered in alternate years. This unit has an underlying theme of the structure and reactivity of proteins and peptides but looks at these from the fundamental principles of organic chemistry. Specific topics include: carboxylic acids and amines; amino acids, peptides and proteins; polar rearrangements; and spectroscopic identification of organic compounds. These topics build upon the foundation of CBMS204 Organic Synthesis, using the same text book supplemented by notes given out in lectures and inexpensive Oxford Chemistry Primers on specialised topics. This unit requires good skills in organic chemistry; a background in other aspects of chemistry and/or biochemistry would be advantageous. The laboratory sessions are aimed at developing skills in organic chemistry, using reactions studied in lectures and in the spectroscopic identification of organic molecules.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 6 |
| When Offered: | D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact(s): | Associate Professor Peter Karuso, Andrew Try |
| Prerequisites: |
CBMS204(P) or admission to GradCertBiotech |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCW(s): | CBMS340, CBMS840 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences |
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