Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences
Learning Methods
Lecture
Practical
Tutorial
Workshop
Module Offerings
5002PHASCI-SEP-CTY
Aims
To present and illustrate the principles and processes involved in the discovery, acquisition and analysis of a range of natural, synthetic and biotechnological products.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate an understanding of the discovery process for both synthetic and natural products
2.
Demonstrate an understanding of the synthetic route to selected small molecular weight molecules and the technology used for obtaining and purifying natural and biotechnological products
3.
Apply knowledge of, and interpret data from, spectroscopic techniques used to determine molecular structures
4.
Perform key practical experiments, analyse the data and report the findings.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Drug discovery, targets, screening and design, synthetic drugs , plant, animal and microbiologically derived products,
Examples of simple synthetic routes to small molecular weight drugs, peptide synthesis, synthetic analogues
Natural products of relevance to pharmaceutical and cosmetic science: Sources, extraction, purification
Bioengineering, biotechnology and production of biopharmaceuticals and biomaterials of relevance to cosmetics
Structural elucidation: Introduction to NMR and mass spectroscopy.
Practical experience of the synthesis, isolation, purification and spectroscopic identification of molecules
Module Overview:
This module aims to present and illustrate the principles and processes involved in the discovery, acquisition of, and analysis of a range of natural, synthetic and biotechnologically produced drugs.
This module aims to present and illustrate the principles and processes involved in the discovery, acquisition of, and analysis of a range of natural, synthetic and biotechnologically produced drugs.
Additional Information:Practical sessions supported by workshops will involve students gaining experience of synthesis and extraction of molecules and evaluating their structure and/or activity.
Exam will assess students understanding of the principles of the production, properties and analysis of synthetic and naturally occurring molecules.