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Introduction to organic chemistry and to biochemistry [CHM1243]
[22.5h+22.5h exercises] 5 credits

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Teacher(s):

Jean-Paul Declercq, Agnès Gnagnarella

Language:

French

Level:

First cycle

>> Aims
>> Main themes
>> Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

The main objective of the course is to teach students the essential aspects of the
chemistry of the living world.

Main themes

1. Main classes of organic molecules
- description, functional groups and reactivity
- physico-chemical properties (acidity, boiling points, …)
- introduction to isomerism (conformation, configuration, stereoisomerism)
- applications : petroleum derivatives, polymers, biological molecules

2. Biomolecules
- carbohydrates
- lipids
- DNA, RNA
- peptides and proteins
- enzymatic catalysis (selected example : chymotrypsin)

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

- lectures : 22,5h
- laboratories : 12h (4 x 3h)
- exercises : 10,5h ( 7 x 1,5h)



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