CHEM 456 - Bioinorganic Chemistry

This half-semester course provides an introduction to the field of bioinorganic chemistry, a discipline at the interface of chemistry and biology. Topics and theoretical principles from coordination chemistry are applied to the study of metallo-enzymes and other systems involving metal ions. Emphasis is placed on mechanisms and structures in which metals play an essential role. Biological oxidation, nitrogen fixation, photosynthesis, DNA-metal complexes, and organomercury compounds are some of the examples that are considered.

Credits: 0.50
When Offered: Alternate Years

Corequisite: None
Prerequisites:

CHEM 264

Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Area of Inquiry: None
Core Component: None

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