Course title | |||||
生命無機化学 [Bioinorganic Chemistry] | |||||
Course category | technology speciality courses | Requirement | Credit | 2 | |
Department | Year | 2~4 | Semester | 3rd | |
Course type | 3rd | Course code | 022159 | ||
Instructor(s) | |||||
篠原 恭介, 新垣 篤史 [SHINOHARA Kyosuke, ARAKAKI Atsushi] | |||||
Facility affiliation | Faculty of Engineering | Office | Email address |
Course description |
Students learn the basics of inorganic chemistry and metal ions working in vivo. This is the one class in the category of the basic life sciences. Google Classroom Class Code: kq6w26n |
Expected Learning |
Inorganic compounds and metal ions play important roles in the life. Students who successfully complete this class will be able to: 1) Recognize inorganic chemistry and coordination chemistry. 2) Understand the function of inorganic ions and metalloproteins in vivo. This subject corresponds to the viewpoint A of the diploma policy. |
Course schedule |
Week 1: Orientation of this class. Week 2: Structure of Atoms and the periodic table. Week 3: Properties of elements. Week 4: Structure of inorganic compounds. Week 5: s-, p-, d-, f-block elements. Week 6: Midterm examination. Week 7: Metallic ion and intracellular signalling I Week 8: Metallic ion and intracellular signalling II Week 9: Canonical and uncanonical metalloproteins Week 10: Interaction between metal ions and nucleic acids. Week 11: Ion transport and storage for metal ions in cell. Week 12: Physico-chemical methods for the bioinorganic compounds I Week 13: Physico-chemical methods for the bioinorganic compounds II Week 14: Environmental circulation of inorganic substances. Week 15: Final examination. |
Prerequisites |
Students entering this class are assumed to have had "Physics III". |
Required Text(s) and Materials |
None |
References |
1) "Bioinorganic Chemistry", O. Yamauchi, S. Suzuki, T. Sakurai, ASAKURA-SYOTEN, 2012, JAPAN. 2) "Principles of Bioinorganic Chemistry", S. J. Lippard and J. M. Berg, University Science Books,1994, USA |
Assessment/Grading |
Grades will be assigned based on students' performance on examination, quizzes, and reports. Midterm examination; 30%, final examination; 50%, and quizzes and reports; 20%. |
Message from instructor(s) |
Let's learn about the important role that metal ions play in key biological processes. |
Course keywords |
Office hours |
16:00-17:00 Friday; Room 212, 2rd floor, 10th Building, Koganei Campus |
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Remarks 2 |
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Lecture Language |
Japanese |
Language Subject |
English |
Last update |
4/1/2022 10:39:46 AM |