Module LS2600-KP06, LS2601

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

6

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Master CLS 2023, compulsory, MML with specialization in Life Science
• Bachelor Molecular Life Science 2024, compulsory, Chemistry
• Bachelor MLS 2018, compulsory, Chemistry
• Bachelor MLS 2016, compulsory, life sciences
• Master CLS 2016, compulsory, MML with specialization in Life Science
• Bachelor MLS 2009, compulsory, life sciences

Classes and lectures:

• Biological Chemistry (lecture, 4 SWS)

Workload:

• 60 hours in-classroom work
• 120 hours private studies

Contents of teaching:

• Lecture topics:
• What is Biological Chemistry?
• The nature of chemical bonds
• Chemical reactions to modify proteins
• Synthesis of peptides
• Chemical analytics - MS and NMR
• Metabolic labeling
• Chemical reactions to follow the fate of molecules in cells and whole organisms

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• The nature of chemical bonds - an in depth treatment based on quantum mechanical principles
• How to use synthetic organic chemistry to solve biological questions
• In-depth treatment of reaction mechanisms of chemical reactions important in biological systems
• Analytical techniques to identify and characterize compounds

Grading through:

• written exam

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ulrich Günther

Teacher:

• Institute of Chemistry and Metabolomics
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ulrich Günther
• Dr. Alvaro Mallagaray
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Karsten Seeger
• PD Dr. phil. nat. Thomas Weimar

Literature:

• Paula Y. Bruice : Organic Chemistry Pearson Verlag
• James Keeler and Peter Wothers : Chemical Structure and Reactivity: An integrated approach Oxford University Press, 2008; second ed. 2013ISBN: 978-0-19-928930-1

Language:

• offered only in German

Notes:

Last Updated:

05.10.2023