Bioorganic Chemistry, 5 cr

Ydinsisältö

• Carbohydrates
• amino acids, peptides and proteins
• Catalysis, enzymatic reactions and biocatalysis
• Nucleic acids; Lipids
• Peptide coupling

Täydentävä tietämys

• classification and nomenclature; reactions of monosaccharides; natural compounds from carbohydrates
• synthesis and reactions of amino acids; reactions mechanisms
• types of catalysis; coenzymes; reactions mechanisms; biocatalytic hydrolysis
• DNA synthesis; reactions of fats and oils; terpenes and biosynthesis; steroids
• preparation and characterization of dipeptides; structure elucidation by spectroscopy means; peptide coupling reagents; writing reports in concise manner

Erityistietämys

• anomeric effect; artificial sweeteners
• proteins digestion; secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures of proteins
• Enantio-differentiation; deracemizations; kinetic resolutions
• nucleosides protecting groups; therapeutic agents
• manipulation of chemicals; experiment design