Drug Chemistry

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

organic

Course Contents

This course includes drug and medicinal chemistry, why and where drugs are used, structure of proteins, enzyme activity of drug, receptor activity of drug, discovery and development of drugs, pharmokinetics, total drug synthesis, antibacterial agents, drugs and nervous system, using computers in medicinal chemistry, some important historical developments.

Weekly Schedule

1) Drugs and medicinal chemistry
2) Why and where should drugs work?
3) Why and where should drugs work?
4) Structure of proteins
5) Action of drugs at Enzymes
6) Action of drug at receptors
7) Discovery and development of drugs
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Design of drugs
10) Pharmokinetics
11) Total drug synthesis
12) Antibacterial agents
13) Drugs and nervous system
14) Computers in medicinal chemistry
15) Some Important historical developments
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

1- An introduction to Medicinal Chemistry, 2.Baskı, Oxford Yayın Evi, Graham L. Patrick.
1- An introduction to Medicinal Chemistry, 2.Baskı, Oxford Yayın Evi, Graham L. Patrick.
2- Medicinal Chemistry Instant Notes, Graham L. Patrick.
2- Medicinal Chemistry Instant Notes, Graham L. Patrick.
3- İlaç Kimyası ders notları.
3- İlaç Kimyası ders notları.
4- ders notları örnek problemler alıştırmalar
4- ders notları örnek problemler alıştırmalar
5- lecture notes examples exercises
5- lecture notes examples exercises

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Lecture
3) Question-Answer
4) Question-Answer
5) Discussion
6) Discussion
7) Drill and Practice
8) Drill and Practice
9) Problem Solving
10) Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	50%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	50%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required