Studienhandbuch | Biochemistry at the Service of Medicine

Inhalt

Workload	Mode of examination	Education level	Study areas	Responsible person	Coordinating university
3 ECTS	Accumulative module examination	B2 - Bachelor's programme 2. year	^(*)Biologische Chemie	Erik De Clercq	USB Budweis

Detailed information
Original study plan	Bachelor's programme Biological Chemistry 2018W
Objectives	To provide insight into how the field of biochemistry is directly connected to the field of medicine.
Subject	Medical applications for the design of antimicrobial and antibiotic drugs. The course is comprised of individual topics designed to enhance recently covered topic in the area of modern medicinal biochemistry, including the development of antibiotics and antivirals as powerful tools against infectious agents. Acquired and inherited mechanisms of illnesses in humans at molecular level will be addressed, particularly in regards to energy metabolism (catabolic/anabolic pathways) as well as signalling cascades. The course provides a broad array of advanced knowledge in medicinal biochemistry and chemistry.
Further information	Oral Examination Recommended reading: E. De Clercq: Antiviral drugs in current clinical use. J. Clin. Virol. 30: 115-133, 2007. E. De Clercq: Status presens of antiviral drugs and strategies: part I, DNA viruses and retroviruses; part II, RNA viruses (except retroviruses). Adv. Antiviral Drug Design, vol. 5, in press (2007). E. De Clercq & A. Holy: Acyclic nucleoside phosphonates: a key class of antiviral drugs. Nature Rev. Drug Discovery 4: 928-940, 2005.
Corresponding lecture	VL Biochemistry at the Service in Medicine (3 ECTS) (as lecture)

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