To introduce 2nd year pharmacy students to essential elements of biochemistry. In the process, students will develop their abilities to integrate biochemical information as it relates to both desired and unwanted effects of therapeutics, and appreciate the underlying foundation of biochemistry in the treatment of individual diseases and pathological conditions.The specific topics that will be addressed are as follows: structure and molecular properties of proteins, sugars and complex carbohydrates, lipids and membranes, and nucleotides and coenzymes information transfer (gene structure and regulation); protein synthesis metabolism; catabolic pathways, synthetic pathways, energy... -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Helen Irving (Parkville); Dr Ong Chin Eng (Sunway)
Prerequisites: PAC1142 Chemistry of biomolecules<br/>PAC1111 Introduction to physiology<br/>PAC1132 Systems physiology
