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CHEM 465 - Bioinorganic Chemistry

Units: 4
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week
Prerequisite: CHEM 305  (or concurrent enrollment), CHEM 314  with a grade of C or better or Consent of Instructor
This course will examine the inorganic chemistry of biological systems including the role of metals such as zinc, iron, copper, manganese, and molybdenum in protein/ enzyme function. The course will discuss principles of coordination chemistry, protein and DNA functional groups and their metal-binding ability, and the role of metal ions in the reaction mechanisms of metalloenzymes.


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