Faculty Name

Larry Masterson

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

CHEM

Course Subject

CHEM

Course Number

3700

Course Section

01

Course Title

Chemical Biology

Academic Term and Year

Fall 2015

Credits

4.00

Hamline Plan Letter

O

Area of Study

CHEM

Course Description

Goals: Chemical biology is a scientific discipline at the interface of chemistry and biology. This course explores the application of chemical techniques to manipulate and investigate biological systems. Content: Current literature resources are used to understand diseases such as microbial and viral infections, heart disease, cancer, or neurodegenerative diseases. Topics may include the chemistry of amino acids, protein structure/dynamics elucidation, reactivity of biological molecules, chemical modification of proteins, peptidomimetics, native chemical ligation, and protein/ligand modeling. Taught: Fall Prerequisites: CHEM 3450 (grade C- or better) Credits: 4

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