Fall, every year
Instructor:
Ivan Dmochowski , Ph.D.(Room 348, N73)
ivandmo@sas.chem.upenn.edu
Required Text:
Biological Inorganic Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity by Bertini, Gray, Stiefel and Valentine
Additional Material:
Selected articles from the original scientific literature will be assigned throughout the semester and made available on Blackboard.
Material on Reserve:
the required text
Principles of Bioinorganic Chemistry by S. J. Lippard and J. M. Berg
The Biological Chemistry of The Elements by J. J. R. Frausto da Silva and R. J. P. Williams
Fundamentals of Biochemistry, 2nd Edition by D. Voet and J. G. Voet
Inorganic Chemistry, 4th Edition, by J. Huheey
Grading Scheme:
Homework 5%
First Midterm 17%
Second Midterm 20%
Final Exam 30%
Presentation 20%
Class Participation 8%
Office Hours: Fridays, 12:00 noon - 1 p.m., in Room 348 Chemistry
Sample Schedule:
Week |
Topic | Book Chapter |
1 |
Introduction, Metal Bonding | T.II |
2 |
Biogeochemistry/ Intro to Proteins | Chapter 2 /Chapter 3 /T.I |
3 |
Metal Ion Transport/Storage | Chapter 5 / Chapter 8 |
4 |
Metal Storage / Redox Chemistry | Chapter 8 / Chapter 10.1 |
5 |
Redox Chemistry / Electron Transfer | Chapters 10.1-10.2 |
6 |
MIDTERM 1/ GFP Nobel Prize / Midterm Review | |
7 |
Fall Break/ ET + Photosynthesis+Respiration | Chapters 10.2-10.3 |
8 |
Photosynthesis+Respiration / Photosystem II | Chapters 10.3-10.4 |
9 |
Peroxidases/ O2 Transport/ O2 Activation | Chapters 11.3-11.5 |
10 |
Metals in Medicine / MIDTERM 2 | Chapter 7 |
11 |
Presentations/Presentations | |
12 |
Presentations/Presentations | |
13 |
Presentations/Presentations | |
14 |
Presentations/Presentations |