Fall 2019 - CHEM 452 D100
Bio-organic Chemistry (3)
Class Number: 10691
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2019: Tue, Thu, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 11, 2019
Wed, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Erika Plettner
plettner@sfu.ca
1-778-782-3586
Office: C8071
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Prerequisites:
CHEM 380 and MBB 222, both with a minimum grade of C-, or permission of the Department.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
An advanced treatment of the use of enzymes in organic synthesis, the use of stable and radioisotopes in the study of enzymatic processes and the design of enzyme inhibitors. Quantitative.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course will provide an overview of natural products and their biosynthetic origin. The course will begin with the synthetic building blocks and strategies used in living systems. Next, we shall cover primary metabolic pathways and later move on to complex secondary metabolites. Behind the bewildering complexity and variety of natural product biosyntheses there are a few elegant recurring patterns, which we shall highlight.
Topics:
1. Biochemical "reagents": nucleotide triphosphates, nicotinamide cofactors, flavins, coenzyme A, lipoic acid, pyridoxamine/pyridoxal, thiamine phosphate, biotin, folate, vitamin B12, S-adenosyl methionine
2. Primary metabolism: carbohydrates
4. Proteins and peptides
5. Fatty acids
6. Polyketides and phenolics
7. Terpenes
8. The Shikimate pathway: another route to phenolics
9. Alkaloids
Grading
- Midterm Exam (Open Book) 20%
- Term Paper 40%
- Final Exam (Open Book) 40%
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
None
REQUIRED READING:
Dewick. Medicinal Natural Products: A Biosynthetic Approach. 3rd Ed. 2009. Publisher: Wiley.
RECOMMENDED READING:
Mann, Harborne and Davidson. Natural Products: Their Chemistry and Biological Significance. 1994. Publisher: Longman Publishing Group.
Michal & Schomburg. Biochemical Pathways: An Atlas of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Publisher: Wiley.
Department Undergraduate Notes:
A grade of C- or better is required for all prerequisite courses.
Registrar Notes:
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