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: 25%
Group Presentation: 25%
Final Examination: 25%
Class Participation: 5%
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 (1,2);
•understand the relationship
between metal ion properties and structural and functional roles (1);
•qualitatively and quantitatively
evaluate spectroscopic properties of metal complexes for understanding
electronic structure and to relate structure to function (1,4);
•enhance their problem-solving
skills (3);
•formulate independent research
ideas in the field of bioinorganic chemistry (3);
•critically read, analyze and
present to others research from the bioinorganic chemistry literature (4,10);
•participate fully, i.e. understand
and ask questions, in seminars related to bioinorganic chemistry (1,4).
(Numbers reflect alignment with Department Learning
Goals/Outcomes as contained at http://www.udel.edu/chem/goals/html)
Code
of Conduct
All students are expected to abide by the University’s Code
of Conduct regarding Academic Honesty.
Last updated: July
12, 2010