This unit studies enzyme and co-enzyme chemistry, enzymes as catalytic proteins, mode of action and inhibition, co-enzymes as reagents; primary and secondary metabolism, carbon cycling, building blocks and mechanisms of construction; biosynthetic pathways to natural products, the acetate pathway (fatty acids and polyketides); the shikimate pathway; terpenes from the mevalonate and non-mevalonate pathways; alkaloids, peptides, proteins and carbohydrates; bioactive natural products, pharmaceuticals, medicinal compounds; production and manipulation of biosynthetic pathways; nutriceuticals, agrochemicals; chemical ecology, pheromones, defence substances, elicitors; and marine natural products. -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Matthew Piggott
Prerequisites: CHEM2210 Structure Determination and Physical Chemistry
