Course title
生命物理化学Ⅱ   [Biophysical Chemistry Ⅱ]
Course category technology speciality courses,ets.  Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 24  Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 022113
Instructor(s)
中村 暢文, 一川 尚広   [NAKAMURA Nobufumi, ICHIKAWA Takahiro]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Engineering Office   Email address

Course description
Life phenomena are the accumulation of chemical reactions. This class aims students to understand basics of chemical reactions occurring in vivo, and to learn basic knowledge of analytical methods for these reactions. Additionally, it is intended to understand the methodology to analyze “changes”. In the class, it is important to understand the relationships between molecular structure and their properties. Also students will understand the special “field” formed by polymers which is important to maintain various life actions. Followings are some concrete topics at the class.
1. Interactions between molecules, how and why?
2. Relationships between molecular dynamics and reaction rate
3. Reaction kinetics and rate law

It is no meaning to learn equations by rote. Important thing is to understand the meaning of the equations.
Expected Learning
 To understand life phenomena physicochemically.
 To understand various reactions occurred accurately in not a diluted solution but a concentrated solution containing polymers and other materials in vivo.
Course schedule
Characteristics of polymers: Learn the characteristics and nature of polymers working in vivo.
Structure of molecules and their interactions: Interactions will be comprehended by some cases of different molecules. Learn relationship between molecular structure and intermolecular interactions.
Biopolymers 1: Learn the relationships between higher ordered structure of polymers and specific functions generated from the structure.
Biopolymers 2: Learn about entropy and hierarchical polymer structures in solutions.
Molecular assembly 1: Learn why molecules assembled freely in aqueous media in spite of the decrease in entropy. Also understand the function of cell membranes.
Molecular assembly 2: Learn a characteristic of surfaces of the aggregated molecules and ions.
Chemical kinetics 1: Learn a kinetics, reaction order and elementary process.
Chemical kinetics 2: Learn Arrhenius equation and activation energy.
Rate equation: Learn the rate determining process and reaction dynamics.
Complexed mechanism in biochemistry 1: Learn structure and function of cell membrane. How molecules path through the membrane?
Complexed mechanism in biochemistry 2: Underatanding of enzymatic reactions physicochemically. Learn the electron transfer mechanism in vivo.

Prerequisites
Take a course in life physical chemistry I in advance. Associated subjects are biochemistry, polymer chemistry, and molecular biology.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Physical Chemistry for the Life Science (Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 2011) by P. Atkins and J. de Paula
References
Basic Biophysical Chemistry (Sankyo Shuppan Co.,Ltd.) by K Shirahama et al.
Assessment/Grading
The grade is evaluated by collecting attendance, reports, intermediate test, final test.
Message from instructor(s)
To understand biological phenomena as molecular level phenomena is very important for biotechnological research. Students should understand it firmly.
Course keywords
Molecular structure, Physical chemistry, Molecular dynamics, Kinetics, Molecular interaction, Polymer, Molecular assembly
Office hours
16:00-17:00 Friday
Remarks 1
Nobuhumi Nakamura (Room 307, 3rd floor, 12th Building)
Remarks 2
Takahiro Ichikawa (Room 303, 3rd floor, URAC)
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
English
Last update
3/22/2017 4:58:15 PM