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- Instructor(s)
- Urabe Hirokazu Nakamura Hiroyuki Hata Takeshi Fujie Toshinori Kamiya Mako
- Class Format
- Lecture (Livestream)
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon3-4() Thr3-4()
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- Course number
- LST.A405
- Credits
- 2
- Academic year
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2022/6/2
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- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
This course describes the manipulation of molecules having biological activity as advanced application or utility of organic chemistry, with reviewing its fundamental subjects or mentioning its relationship to bioscience and biotechnology. The contents include classification of bioactive molecules, the necessity and purpose of their investigation, and interpretation of pharmacological activity based on organic chemistry, which are then followed by the origin of naturally occurring products, their structural elucidation and synthesis, metabolism and the expression of activity of natural or artificial pharmaceutical drugs, basic chemical biology, design and chemical synthesis of medicines, basic medicinal chemistry, and the development and production of medicines. In the last four classes, an original research article(s) regarding the course topics is selected and studied, and subsequently it will be the subject of the final report.
In this course, students deepen their understanding in the advanced and various fields of organic chemistry and learn practical knowledge for the application and utility of organic compounds, by unifying the fundamental subjects (nature, analysis, reaction, synthesis, and use of organic compounds). Therefore, students can arrange important topics around organic chemistry, such as the origin of naturally occurring bioactive products and artificial pharmaceutical drugs, pharmacological activity, metabolism, design of molecules, the structure-activity relationship, chemical synthesis, and industrial production, from the general points of view even in conjunction with bioscience, biotechnology, or pharmacy. In the last four classes, students study the latest original research article(s) regarding the above topics to fulfill the aim of this course.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Understand and explain the study on naturally occurring products
2. Understand and explain the metabolism of pharmaceutical drugs and their molecular modification (fundamental medicinal chemistry)
3. Understand and explain the structure-activity relationship of drugs (fundamental chemical biology)
4. Discuss synthetic organic reactions in a dependable way
5. Make appropriate synthetic plans of naturally occurring products and pharmaceutical drugs
6. Understand and explain the production from laboratory to industry (fundamental process chemistry)
7. Catch up the most recent trends in the design and synthesis of bioactive molecules
Keywords
naturally occurring product, pharmaceutical drug, organic chemistry, organic synthesis, drug metabolism, structure-activity relationship, medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, process chemistry, polymer chemistry, biomaterials science, biomedical engineering
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
The instructor uses handouts that are distributed in the class. Students are given small exercise problems for the last 10 minutes of each class, and their solutions and remarks will be explained at the beginning of the next class. The 11th to 14th classes are allotted to the reading of the latest original research articles regarding the contents of this course and the students are requested to prepare the final report describing their interpretations and proposals along the above article(s).
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction: The purpose and significance of design of bioactive molecules | Understand and explain the purpose and significance of design of bioactive molecules from the standpoint of organic and pharmaceutical chemistry. |
| Class 2 | Drug metabolism (Classification of metabolic reactions) | Understand and explain the important chemical reactions in drug metabolism that should be considered for pharmaceutical drug design. |
| Class 3 | Drug metabolism (Metabolic pathways) | Understand and explain the drug metabolism of compounds with functionalities. In addition, understand the concept of prodrug and chemical biology in drug development. |
| Class 4 | Design and synthesis of pharmaceutical drugs (Overview) | Understand and explain biomolecules as targets of drug development, interactions between drug and target biomolecules, and bioactivities. |
| Class 5 | Design and synthesis of pharmaceutical drugs (Structure-activity relationship) | Understand and explain quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR), bioequivalence, and the drug design in consideration of the pharmacokinetics. |
| Class 6 | Medicinal chemistry (Development and production of pharmaceutical drug) | Understand and explain the manipulation of organic molecules for drug development. |
| Class 7 | Basics of chemical biology | Understand the concept of chemical biology, and explain the visualization and control by chemical tools. |
| Class 8 | Polymeric biomaterials (Design） | Understand and explain the design, structure, property and function of functional polymers as building blocks of biomaterials. |
| Class 9 | Polymeric biomaterials (Fabrication） | Understand and explain the surface modification, microfabrication and instrumental analysis of biomaterials for directing cell adhesion. |
| Class 10 | Polymeric biomaterials (Application） | Understand and explain the medical application of biomaterials (tissue engineering, cell therapy, organ-on-a-chip, biodevice). |
| Class 11 | Reading of the latest research articles-1 (Pharmaceutical drug design) | Learn the frontiers of drug design including recent development of drug delivery system (DDS) and cultivate practical skills of the drug design. |
| Class 12 | Reading of the latest research articles-2 (Synthesis and bioassay of pharmaceutical drugs) | Learn the frontiers of the drug synthesis including the relationship between structure and pharmacological action and acquire practical skills of the drug design. |
| Class 13 | Reading of the latest research articles-3 (Chemical tool) | Learn the frontiers of latest development of chemical tools and cultivate practical skills of the design and application of chemical tools. |
| Class 14 | Reading of the latest research articles-4 (Utilization of polymer) | Learn the frontiers of the advanced medicine utilizing functional polymers and acquire practical skills of the design of biomaterials. |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to prepare and review for each class with referring to the course material.
Textbook(s)
Course materials are provided during class.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
If necessary, references are shown in class.
Assessment criteria and methods
Students will be assessed on the concise exercise problems in each class (40%) and the final four reports (60%). In the final reports, students’ unique interpretation and proposal to the article(s) studied in the class are welcome.
Related courses
- LST.A402 ： Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
No prerequisites.
