Module LS2600-KP06, LS2601

Biological Chemistry (BiolChem06)


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:

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:

Prerequisites for the module:
- None

Prerequisites for admission to the written examination:
- None

Modul exam(s):
- LS2600-L1: Biological Chemistry, written exam, 90 min, 100 % of module grade

Last Updated:

05.10.2023