CHEM 4320 — Drug Discovery, Design & Development
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CHEM 4320
Drug Discovery, Design & Development
Students will learn and understand the principles and strategies for drug discovery, design and development. They will examine the chemical and biochemical principles and reactions vital to drug action and drug design using clinically important drugs as examples. Students will study drug activities against different types of targets, for example enzymes, receptors and oligonucleotides. They will learn drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination process. Students will discover drug discovery processes involving hit discovery, lead optimization and drug synthesis. Note: It is recommended that students take CHEM 2420 as a prerequisite.
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