"G. d'Annunzio"
To having passed the General and Inorganic Chemistry exam is preparatory. Therefore, a student will surely take advantage of a good level of knowledge in the structure of either standard organic scaffods or biomolecules.
This course aims at providing for the basic knowledge about the role of inorganic elements in biological systems, including their use in therapy.
Two main contents feature this course: - Introduction to the chemistry of transition elements - Metals in biological systems
Transition metals. Coordination Chemistry. Metals in Biological systems. Metalloenzymes and metalloproteins: hemoglobin. Therapeutical use of coordination compounds, with special regard to platinum and Ruthenium in antitumoral compounds.
W. Kaim, B. Schwederski – BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY: INORGANIC ELEMENTS IN THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE – Ed. Wiley
Theoretical lectures in which all contents of the course program are treated. Tutorial or exercises in class are not scheduled.
The exam is written and made of twelve multiple choice questions. The exam will be passed by correctly answering to at least six questions.
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