| More specifically, upon completion of the course they will be able to
- Identify important classes of natural products and cofactors that are biologically relevant (k2, k4)
- understand and explain the underlying biological mechanisms responsible for the synthesis of various natural products (k2, k3, k4)
- explain the roles of important biologically relevant co-factors (k3, k4)
- understand the differences in reactivities of different classes of heterocycles (k2, k4, k5)
- carry out correlations between biochemical synthesis pathways and laboratory processes (k4, k5)
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Underlying concepts and details of
- Carbohydrates
- Amino acids, Peptides
- Nucleic acids
- Heterocycles and derived natural compounds
- Alkaloids
- Lipids, polyketides, fatty acids
- Terpenes and steroids
- Vitamins
- Mechanisms in biological chemistry
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