Module Details

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Title An Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry
Code CHEM248
Coordinator Prof PM O'Neill
Chemistry
P.M.Oneill01@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 5 FHEQ Second Semester 7.5

Pre-requisites before taking this module (or general academic requirements):

 

Aims

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the fundamental principles that underpin modern medicinal chemistry, including an introduction to targets for drug action, methods of administration, qualitative and quantitative SAR, computer aided molecular design, solid phase chemistry /combinatorial chemistry. The course will also introduce approaches to the design of high quality hits using parameters such as Ligand Efficiency, Lipophilic Ligand Efficiency, Property Forecast Indexing and will provide some introductory carbohydrate chemistry.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) By the end of this module students are expected to have acquired an understanding of
* the principle bonding interactions in drug receptor interactions.
* The basic concepts of structure activity relationships (SAR) and quantitative structure activity relationships (QSAR)
* the principles behind computer aided molecular design and 3-D QSAR
* Peptide synthesis, protecting groups and combinatorial chemistry
* optimal properties of small molecule leads
* basic carbohydrate chemistry
and will be able to use these concepts and principles to solve simple problems in medicinal chemistry.


Teaching and Learning Strategies

This course will be taught by a series of lectures (16). Students will learn how to apply their knowledge by completing a series of related tutorials ( 2 x 2 hours).


Syllabus

 

Lecture 1 Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry: Overview of Targets for Drug Action
Lecture 2 Methods of Administration: The Pharmaceutical Phase
Lecture 3 Structures of Proteins: Bonds/ Energies Involved in Drug Receptor Interactions
Lecture 4 Structure Activity Relationships (SAR I)
Lecture 5 (SARII): Fluorine Substitution in Medicinal Chemistry
Lecture 6 Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships (QSAR)
Lecture 7 Computer Aided Molecular Design : 3D-QSAR
Lecture 8 Peptide Synthesis: Protecting Group Strategy in Synthesis
Lecture 9 Combinatorial Chemistry I
Lecture 10 Combinatorial Chemistry II
Lecture 11 Drug Design – Lipinski's Rules
Lecture 12 Drug Design – Ligand Efficiency and Lipophilic Ligand Efficiency
Lecture 13 Drug Design - Fragment Based Drug Discovery
Lecture 14 Formative Problems in Medicinal Chemistry
Lecture 15 Carbohydrate Chemistry
Lecture 16 Feedback Sessions


Recommended Texts

Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module.

Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 16

  4

      20
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 55
TOTAL HOURS 75

Assessment

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formal examination  90 minutes    90       
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
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Assignments Standard UoL penalties apply for late submission. There is no re-submission opportunity. These assignments are not marked anonymously.      10