CHEM 4400

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CHEM 4400
Bio-Inorganic Chemistry

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

Addresses the means by which Nature adapts main group and transition metals to structural and functional roles within biological macromolecules. Topics include (1) the distribution and properties of metals in biology; (2) coordination chemistry of biological metals; (3) properties of metal-containing macromolecules; (4) physical methods for probing metalloprotein structure and reactivity (5) redox processes and long-range electron transfer; (6) metallocofactors and metal clusters; (7) Lewis acid catalysis; (8) metal-oxygen reactions in biology. 

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: CHEM 2150-CHEM 2160 or CHEM 2070-CHEM 2080, CHEM 3570-CHEM 3580, CHEM 3590-CHEM 3600 or equivalent, CHEM 4100 or CHEM 6050 . 

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16724 CHEM 4400   LEC 001

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