Course Catalog - 2006-2007

     

BIOS 543 - SECONDARY METABOLISM

Long Title: SECONDARY METABOLISM
Department: Biosciences
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): BIOS 440
Description: A survey of the biosynthetic pathways leading to the major classes of natural products. Topics covered include the use of radioactive and stable isotopes, the synthesis of labeled organic compounds, mechanistic investigations of secondary metabolic enzymes, and the cloning and characterization of secondary metabolic genes. Biosciences Group A. Cross-list: CHEM 543.