Medicinal and Pharm. Chemistry I

Course Code
PHA222
Course Title
Medicinal and Pharm. Chemistry I
Course Description

This course covers the basic principles of medicinal chemistry. It discusses the relationship between drug-receptor interaction and the influence of chemical structure with the biological activity. The initial part of the course includes the basic topics of medicinal chemistry such as drug-receptor interaction, physicochemical properties, the effect of molecular modification on receptor binding and drug metabolism. The second part of the course is devoted to the study of chemotherapeutic agents.

Prerequisites
PHA113
Credits
3
Course Type
Theory
Offered
Fall