KE511: Medicinal chemistry (5 ECTS)
STADS: 10001201Level
Bachelor course
Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.
2nd quarter.
Teacher responsible
Email: ulven@ifk.sdu.dkTimetable
| Group | Type | Day | Time | Classroom | Weeks | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | I | Tuesday | 10-12 | U37 | 45-46 | |
| Common | I | Tuesday | 10-12 | U17 | 47-48 | |
| Common | I | Tuesday | 10-12 | U55 | 49-51 | |
| Common | I | Wednesday | 14-16 | U103 | 46 | |
| Common | I | Thursday | 10-12 | U9 | 45, 47-51 | |
| S1 | TE | Wednesday | 08-10 | U9 | 45-51 |
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Comment:
24.09.07: Skemaændringer
Prerequisites:
None
Academic preconditions:
KE505 Organic chemistry A is presupposed known. Knowledge of cell biology is presupposed.
Course introduction
To make the participants acquainted with important parts of medicinal chemistry.
Qualifications
The course will give
- a broad overview over classes of medicinal drugs
- overview over important classes of drug targets
- knowledge of mechanism of action for representative drugs
- acquaintance with terms of medicinal chemistry
- knowledge to methods for drug discovery
Expected learning outcome
Subject overview
Introduction to design and development of new drugs, and terms like leads, pharmacophores, structure-activity relationships, pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism and prodrugs. Drug targets like receptors, ion channels, enzymes and nucleic acids will be covered, and selected drug classes like antibacterial, antiviral, antiulcer and anticancer drugs, and drugs targeting specific receptor systems like the cholinergic and the adrenergic receptors will be covered in more detail.
Literature
- Graham L. Patrick: An Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry, 3rd Ed, Oxford, 2005. .
Syllabus
See syllabus.
Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).
Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None
Assessment and marking:
Oral examination. External examiner. Marks according to the Danish 7-point marking scale.
Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Undervisningen består af forelæsninger (2 dobbelttimer om ugen, i alt 28 timer) samt eksaminatorietimer (1 dobbelttime om ugen, i alt 14 timer).
Educational activities
Language
No recorded information about the language used in the course.
Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.
Tuition fees for single courses
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