Courses
CHEM4035 Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry (3 units)
- Prerequisite:
- BIOL2005 Biological Chemistry or CHEM2009 Organic Chemistry II or CHEM2036 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
This course deals with the biosynthesis of several important classes of natural products including polyketides, terpenoids, steroids and alkaloids. The interaction of some natural and synthetic molecules with living systems and the relevance of natural products to the well being of humankind are to be discussed.