Proposed optional courses at the Department of Chemistry and Immunochemistry in the summer semester
- Chemical Calculations
Topics:
1. Units of measurement: mass, volume, density (conversion of units). Elements and chemical compounds (calculation of molecular mass, molar concentration). Equipment used in dosage measurement and medical abbreviations.
2. Medical Dosage Calculations. Calculation of drug concentration in solutions: percent concentration (%,‰, mg%), molar concentration.
3. Calculation of the pH of solutions and selected aspects of drugs administration and their absorption.
4. Drugs distribution, metabolism and extraction- selected aspects (chemical point of view).
5. Calculations related to arterial blood gas test- selected aspects.
- Basic Reactions of Organic Compounds
Topics:
1. Reactive functional groups in organic compounds.
2. Acid-base properties of organic compounds.
3. Oxidation and reduction in organic compounds.
4. Ester and amide linkages in organic compounds.
5. Hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties of organic compounds.
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Proteins and Macromolecules
Topics:
1. The levels of protein structure. Bonds and chemical interactions stabilizing the protein structure.
2. Protein architecture. Globular, filamentous and membrane proteins.
3. How the structure determines the function of proteins.
4. Solubility and physicochemical properties of proteins. The influence of environmental factors on the physicochemical properties of protein.
5. Functions of glycoconjugates in living matter, adhesion of pathogens, reactions in the immune system.
