Course Subject Code
CH
Course Number
410
Course Long Title
Medicinal Chemistry
Status
Active
Division
Natural Sciences
Department
Unit(s)
1
Schedule Type
Block Seminar
Instruction Mode
Traditional
Grade Modes
Letter Grades, S/CR/NC, Audit
Course Attributes
WRDI
Course Description
An introduction to medicinal chemistry with a focus on current approaches toward the design of new drugs and optimization of their pharmacological, metabolic, and toxicological profiles. Principles of biochemistry, molecular biology, and organic chemistry will be applied to the interpretation, analysis, and critique of recent primary medicinal chemistry literature. An overview of the drug discovery, development, and approval process will include case studies of recently approved drugs. 1 unit.
Programs
CH410 is a completion requirement for:
Required Requisites
CH382.& BioChemistry 382