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CHEM162A

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CHEM 162A - Drug Design

Chemistry and Biochemistry College of Letters and Science

Full Course Title

Drug Design

Instructor Name(s)

STAFF

Course Description

Sources for new drugs. Biochemistry of diseases. Target validation techniques. Mechanism of action of enzymes and receptors. Enzyme inhibition and receptor binding studies. Structure based drug design: conformational analysis, docking and binding affinity calculations. Course also teaches proposal writing skills.

Unit Value

3

Maximum number of times course can be repeated for additional credit

0

Maximum Units

3

Recommended Preparation

MCDB 101A-B, Chemistry 126, 145, or 161.

Prerequisites

Chemistry 142A or W142A, 142B-C; or, MCDB 108A-B-C.