Undergraduate Course: Medicinal Chemistry Level 11 (CHEM11021)
Course Outline
| School | School of Chemistry |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Chemistry |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A lecture course covering instruction in both the theory and application of medicinal chemistry. The course comprises individual lectures courses on:
Metals in Medicine, Nucleic Acids, Physical Organic Aspects of Medicinal Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry and Industrial Medicinal Chemistry. Either the Level 10 or Level 11 version of this course (as specified in the degree programme tables) is a compulsory requirement for Year 4/5 students on degrees in Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, but can be taken by Year 4/5 students on any Chemistry degree programme. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
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| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
30 hours lectures + 6 hours tutorials, at times arranged. |
| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:
- describe the biomedical periodic table and the uses of metals in medicine
- show an understanding of the biological significance of RNA and DNA
- show a basic understanding of oligonucleotide chemistry and how it relates to therapeutic and diagnostic applications
- show an understanding of how the physicochemical properties of drugs relate to their biological properties
- show understanding of rational approaches towards the design of important drugs and the biological implications of such therapeutic agents including the use of enzymes to inhibit protein processing as a concept for the design of new pharmaceuticals
- describe common routes of administration of drugs and drug delivery systems
- describe common metabolic pathways and how they may be exploited in the design of drugs, prodrugs and soft drugs
- describe the basic body functions controlled by hormonal steroids and also how steroids are exploited for non-hormonal uses, particularly neuromuscular blocking agents
- discuss the therapeutic potential for GABAA receptor modulators with particular reference to general anaesthetics including steroids
- discuss the importance of new high-speed technologies for the generation of lead compounds and structure-activity relationships, in particular combinatorial chemistry, high throughput screening and automation
- show understanding of the biological importance of opioids as analgesics |
Assessment Information
| One degree exam of 3 hours. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | MC(L11) |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Paul Barlow
Tel: (0131 6)50 4727
Email: Paul.Barlow@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sarah Mcneil
Tel: (0131 6)50 4707
Email: Sarah.F.McNeil@ed.ac.uk |
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