207 BRL
Professor Charles G. Riordan
LDL 211
x1073
riordan@udel.edu
Office Hours - MF 9:00 - 10:00
am
or by appointment
Text: There are no required texts for this course. Most of the material is taken from the current literature. Below is a list of several texts that serve as appropriate background.
Supporting
Texts: The first four entries below are available from the reserve desk at the
Chemistry Library, 2nd floor Brown Laboratory.
Biological
Inorganic Chemistry- Structure & Reactivity Bertini, Gray,
Stiefel and Valentine, 2007, University Science Books
Inorganic
Biochemistry, An Introduction J. A. Cowan, 1997, Wiley-VCH
Principles
of Bioinorganic Chemistry S. J. Lippard and J. M. Berg, 1994, University
Science Books
Physical
Methods in Bioinorganic Chemistry L. Que, Jr., 2000, University
Science Books
Bioinorganic
Enzymology, Thematic Issue in Chemical Reviews, 1996, 96(7). Holm
and Solomon, Ed.
Medicinal
Inorganic Chemistry, Thematic Issue in Chemical Reviews, 1999, 99(7).
Orvig and Abrams, Ed.
Biomimetic
Inorganic Chemistry, Thematic Issue in Chemical Reviews, 2004, 104(2). Holm and Solomon, Ed.
Comprehensive
Coordination Chemistry II, 2003, Chapter 8 Bioinorganic Chemistry
Current
Scientific Literature
Grading:
Problem Sets: 20%
Midterm Examination (Thurs. March 26rd):
25%
Class
Discussion/Presentations: 30%
Final Examination (take
home): 25%
Learning Goals
Among the objectives of
this course, it is expected that students who successfully complete the
semester will be able to:
•understand the various roles of
metal ions in biology including native metals and the use of metals as
diagnostic and therapeutic agents;
•understand the relationship between
metal ion properties and structural and functional roles;
•qualitatively and quantitatively
evaluate spectroscopic properties of metal complexes for understanding
electronic structure and to relate structure to function;
•enhance their problem-solving
skills;
•formulate independent research
ideas in the filed of bioinorganic chemistry;
•critically read, analyze and
present to others research from the bioinorganic chemistry literature;
•participate fully, i.e. understand
and ask questions, in seminars related to bioinorganic chemistry.
Code of Conduct
All students are
expected to abide by the University’s Code of Conduct regarding Academic
Honesty.
Last updated: November 05, 2009