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CHEM 2540 - Medicinal & Biological Chemistry II

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: Semester 2
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 7.5 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Pre-Requisite: CHEM 1100 & CHEM 1200 or CHEM 1101, CHEM 1201 & CHEM 1312
Assessment: Exam, practical work, tutorials
Syllabus:

An introduction to the principles and methods of medicinal chemistry including natural product and biopolymer isolation, lead generation, lead optimisation and quantitative structure-activity relationships will be presented. An introduction to the principles of biophysical chemistry will be presented, which will include techniques focused on enzyme activity and inhibition. The different classes of biologically important molecules will be introduced, including discussion on their biosynthesis. An introduction to metalloprotein and bioinorganic chemistry will be presented, including discussion of the structure and function of metalloenzymes and metalloproteins.

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Units
 EFTSL
Amount
3
 0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
Semester 2 Mon 11/08/2025 Wed 20/08/2025 Fri 19/09/2025 Fri 31/10/2025


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20193 LE01 50 10 28 Jul - 15 Sep Monday 1pm - 2pm Lower Napier, LG28, Lecture Theatre
30 Jul - 17 Sep Wednesday 12pm - 1pm Lower Napier, LG28, Lecture Theatre
1 Aug - 19 Sep Friday 10am - 11am Badger, G31, Macbeth Lecture Theatre
8 Oct - 29 Oct Wednesday 12pm - 1pm Lower Napier, LG28, Lecture Theatre
10 Oct - 31 Oct Friday 10am - 11am Badger, G31, Macbeth Lecture Theatre
13 Oct - 27 Oct Monday 1pm - 2pm Lower Napier, LG28, Lecture Theatre
Related Class: Practical
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20928 PR04 12 6 8 Aug - 19 Sep Friday 1pm - 5pm Badger, G10, Laboratory
10 Oct - 24 Oct Friday 1pm - 5pm Badger, G10, Laboratory
24621 PR01 12 FULL 5 Aug - 16 Sep Tuesday 1pm - 5pm Badger, G10, Laboratory
7 Oct - 21 Oct Tuesday 1pm - 5pm Badger, G10, Laboratory
24622 PR02 12 FULL 6 Aug - 17 Sep Wednesday 1pm - 5pm Badger, G10, Laboratory
8 Oct - 22 Oct Wednesday 1pm - 5pm Badger, G10, Laboratory
24623 PR03 12 2 7 Aug - 18 Sep Thursday 1pm - 5pm Badger, G10, Laboratory
9 Oct - 23 Oct Thursday 1pm - 5pm Badger, G10, Laboratory
Related Class: Tutorial
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
24289 TU01 45 5 6 Aug - 17 Sep Wednesday 9am - 10am Badger, LG17, Teaching Room
8 Oct - 29 Oct Wednesday 9am - 10am Badger, LG17, Teaching Room