Description
This course provides the students with a comprehensive overview of the chemistry of biomolecules. Structure, stereochemistry, properties, and cellular and body distribution of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids are discussed within the context of their biological . Structural aberrations and/or modifications leading to disease conditions or therapeutic utility are also discussed. A series of practical exercises are used to provide the student with a hands-on approach to reinforce learning of the properties of the compound classes studies.
Program
Bachelor of Pharmacy-B Pharm
Objectives
- I‐Knowledge and understanding: By the end of the course the student should be able to:
• Describe the Structure and stereochemistry of cellular biomolecules, which include: carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, proteins, enzymes and nucleic acids
• Explain the structural aberrations or modifications of cellular biomolecules that lead to disease conditions or can be of therapeutic utility
• Explain the function of enzymes as biologic catalysts
• and the application of enzyme analysis in clinical labs to help in the diagnosis of some diseases
• Illustrate microbial interactions with the environment
• Explain microbial pathogenicity II‐Intellectual skills: By the end of the course the student should be able to:
• Perform modern biochemical techniques used professionally in research, clinical, and biotechnology laboratories. Labs include exercises in protein purification, characterization, quantitation, electrophoresis, Lipid analysis, enzyme kinetics and PCR analysis (RNA and DNA)
