CHEM 5010:Medicinal Chemistry

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Graduate level standing or permission of the instructor.
This course covers fundamentals of pharmacology such as drug discovery/development and pharmacokinetics, with emphasis given to the role of chemistry and biochemistry in these areas. A main focus of the course is how drugs function at the molecular level. Examples are chosen from drugs that target enzymes, receptors, and DNA.