Dec 19, 2025  
2018-2019 Graduate Catalog 
    
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CH 6040 - Bioinorganic Chemistry

3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
Covers fundamentals of bioinorganic chemistry with review of necessary inorganic and biochemical concepts. Topics include metal uptake, transport, and storage in biological systems; functions of metals in proteins; metal ion interactions with nucleic acids; physical methods used in bioinorganic chemistry; heavy element toxicity, radiopharmaceuticals and other metallodrugs. Students are expected to have completed an undergraduate biochemistry course or the equivalent, or obtain consent of instructor before enrolling in this course.



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