Chemistry (CHEM) - Medicinal Chemistry
CHEM 2317 Medicinal Chemistry
Prerequisites:
CHEM 1007 or with the instructor’s permission
Hours:
3 hours of lecture per week
Credits:
3
Description:
Students study the application of chemistry in the context of human medicine. Topics such as structural and chemical properties of drugs, drug targets, mechanism of drug action, historical perspectives of drug discovery process, basic concepts of modern drug design and discovery process, structure activity and relationships, drug metabolism are covered.