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PA40155: Research topics in natural products

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2012/3
Follow this link for further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
Follow this link for further information on credits Credits: 6
Follow this link for further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Follow this link for further information on period slots Period: Semester 2
Follow this link for further information on unit assessment Assessment: EX 100%
Follow this link for further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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Follow this link for further information on unit content Description: Aims:
To explore in depth current areas of research interest in the field of biologically active natural products and their derivatives.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this Unit the student should be able to evaluate critically the topics covered and be able to discuss, with appropriate examples, the scope and limitations of natural products as chemical and biological leads in drug discovery and as pharmacological tools. The student should be aware of the role of higher plants and animals in the causation of disease. The student should be able to interpret modern spectroscopic data in elucidation of the chemical structures of simple natural products.

Skills:
Study skills, information searching and evaluation; T/F/A.
Problem-solving skills in structure elucidation; T/F/A.

Content:
Selected topics such as poisonous plants, animal toxins and venoms, natural anti-oxidants, natural anticancer agents, diterpenoids of diverse structures and biological activity, modern techniques of structure elucidation.
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PA40155 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Chemistry
  • USCH-AFB07 : BSc (hons) Chemistry for Drug Discovery (Full-time) - Year 3
  • USCH-AKB08 : BSc (hons) Chemistry for Drug Discovery with Industrial Training (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 4
  • USCH-AAB08 : BSc (hons) Chemistry for Drug Discovery with Study Year abroad (Full-time with Study Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • USCH-AFM05 : MChem (hons) Chemistry for Drug Discovery (Full-time) - Year 3
  • USCH-AKM03 : MChem (hons) Chemistry for Drug Discovery with Industrial Training (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 4
  • USCH-AAM06 : MChem (hons) Chemistry for Drug Discovery with Study Year Abroad (Full-time with Study Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • TSCH-AFM04 : MSc Chemistry for Drug Discovery (Full-time) - Year 1
Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2012/13 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2013/14 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2012/13.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.