NATURAL PRODUCTS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY mutuato
PRODOTTI NATURALI IN CHIMICA FARMACEUTICA
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2023/2024 | 3 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Simone Lucarini |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
English
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course, based on chemistry, has as its objective the learning of the main classes of natural substances of medicinal chemistry interest, semi-synthetic derivatives, and synthetic analogues based on models of natural substances.
Program
The secondary metabolism
Fatty acids
Aromatic and fenylpropanoid Aminoacids
Terpenes
Steroids
Alkaloids
Hormones
Carbohydrates
Bridging Courses
none
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Knowledge and understanding: The student must be able to know the main classes of natural chemical substances of pharmaceutical interest, highlighting the relationships between the structure of the active ingredients, biosynthesis, molecular properties, and reactivity.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: The student will have to show the ability to choose and apply his knowledge for the recognition of molecules, belonging to a class of natural substances and the related main pharmacological activity.
Autonomy of judgment: The student will have to show the acquisition of judgment skills to undertake recognition of the main classes of natural substances relevant in pharmaceutical chemistry.
Communication skills: The student will have to show the development of communication skills using technical words suitable for the presentation of natural molecules and their pharmacological properties.
Ability to learn: The student, at the end of the course, will have a good autonomy in the recognition of molecules belonging to the main classes of natural substances and their main pharmacological properties.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
none
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Theoretical lectures
- Attendance
none
- Course books
Paul M. Dewick, Chimica, Biosintesi e bioattività delle sostanze naturali, Ed. Piccin
- Assessment
Mixed written exam (multiple answers, true or false, and open questions), one hour.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Consultation and study of the material made available by the teacher.
- Attendance
none
- Course books
Same as attending students
- Assessment
Same as attending students
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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