CHEM 419Biological Aspects of Inorganic Chemistry
- Faculty
- Science
- Last listed
- 1989–90
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1974–75 to 1989–90; the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
Metalloproteins and other metal-containing biological molecules in hydrolytic enzymes; redox reactions; nitrogen fixation and oxygen transport; the role of alkali and alkaline earth metal cations.
As printed in the 1975–76 to 1989–90 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.
Requirements, as last listed
Prereq: Chem. 312* or 316*, 2 lect., Winter term
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In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1974–75 to 1989–90, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1975–76 to 1989–90 15 calendars
Metalloproteins and other metal-containing biological molecules in hydrolytic enzymes; redox reactions; nitrogen fixation and oxygen transport; the role of alkali and alkaline earth metal cations.
Prereq: Chem. 312* or 316*, 2 lect., Winter term
1974–75 1 calendar
Survey of metal binding groups in enzymes, proteins, amino acids and other molecules of biological importance. Role of metals in biological processes. Oxygen transport, electron transfer, enzyme catalysis, nitrogen fixation. Specific groups of . important metal complexes to be discussed will include: heme proteins, ferredoxins, vitamin B,, coenzymes, carboxypeptidase, xanthine-oxidase, etc. Poisoning and blocking of active ‘sites by complexation; mercury pollution. Design and use of model systems. Prerequisite: Chemistry 310* or 316* 2 lectures, Winter term s