Medicinal Chemistry II Credits: 3

Catalog description

This course is a continuation of PHARM 7341 . This course will focus on major drug classes, both natural and synthetic, including their chemical properties, their mode of action, their structure-activity relationships and their metabolic fate. Structure-activity relationships and the influence of organic functional groups on physicochemical properties of drugs and their pharmacological activities will be emphasized. Drug metabolism will also be covered, with a focus on organic functional group transformations.