Natural Products Chemistry

课程简介

/ Indicative Syllabus Course outline: -- 1 of 3 -- 2 1) Natural Products and sources in Nature 2) Primary and Secondary Metabolites 3) Properties and Purpose of Secondary Metabolites 4) Review of various classes of natural products 5) Fatty acids plant and fish oils 6) Polyketides 7) Polyphenols 8) Shikimic Acid Pathway 9) Terpenes 10) Natural Products from Amino Acids 11) Toxins in Nature 12) Nitrogen containing Natural Products

目标

1. Present natural products sources and various metabolites found in nature 2. Present examples of natural products and some simple biosynthetic pathways showing how metabolites are formed in nature 3. Describe approaches to isolating natural products from natural sources 4. Present an overview of key spectroscopic techniques used to elucidate structures 5. Present examples drawn from botanical and drug research and applications to foods, dietary supplement and nutritional products.

先修要求

/ Co-requisite/ Exclusion ABCT2423 Organic Chemistry (Grade: B+ or above) or ABCT2742 Organic Chemistry I

Teaching Pattern

Methodology Lectures and Tutorials This is an elective subject offered by ABCT for undergraduate students. Lectures,tutorials and group assignments will be used. There will be a recommended course book. Some assignments will require study of natural products taken from original journal articles. Students are expected to read these articles and participate in the discussion on these articles during class and tutorial. The final assignment will be a written project assigned by the course instructor The course will be graded by continuous