Bioinorganic Chemistry

Catalog description

Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week Prerequisite(s): CHEM 314 and CHEM 315 with a grade of C or better 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.