CHM646/CHM646A:Bioinorganic Chemistry-I: Semester I, 2014

Objective: This is a departmental optional course at B.S./M.Sc/Ph.D level in Bioinorganic chemistry designed to give a survey of the pertinent topics of modern biological inorganic chemistry.The course will cover the fundamental principles of the coordination chemistry connected to biological processes, metalloenzymes and medicinal inorganic chemistry.

Bioinorganic Chemistry-I [Credits: 3-0-0-0 (4)] (4 Credit optional course)

Instructor: Dr. Ashis K. Patra (akpatra@iitk.ac.in, CL-201E, Ph#6780)

Lectures: Total 40 lectures

T (11:00-12:00), W, F 16:00 – 17:00 at FB426

Texts:

1. Bertini, I.; Gray, H. B.; Lippard, S. J.; Valentine, J. S. Bioinorganic Chemistry; University Science Books: Sausalito, CA, 1994.

2. Lippard, S. J. and Berg, J. M. Principles of Bioinorganic Chemistry; University Science Books, Mill Valley, California. 1994.

3. Kaim, W.; Schwederski, B.; Klein, A. Bioinorganic Chemistry: Inorganic Elements in the Chemistry of Life, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1994.