CHEM 4190 MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY FOCUSES ON THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STRUCTURES OF ORGANIC MOLECULES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE DRUG DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FROM RESEARCH BENCH TO PATIENT INGESTION. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE INVESTIGATION OF SMALL MOLECULE INTERACTION WITH RELEVANT BIOLOGICAL TARGETS, EFFICACY, ABSORPTION, METABOLISM, TOXICITY, AND PHARMACOKINETICS. 3(HR. LECTURE)