Responsible persons:

• Teaching assistant: Dr. Luong Thi Kim Nga
• Operation assistant: Dr. Le Thi Bach

Lecturers:

• Dr. Tatjana Parac-Vogt, KU Leuven, Belgium
• Luong Thi Kim Nga, Can Tho University, Vietnam

Learning outcomes:

Bioinorganic chemistry is about the structure, function, mechanism and dynamics of biologically relevant metal complexes and metal-containing proteins. Investigators in this area try to understand what the function of a biological relevant metal site is, how it achieves its function and what factors dictate its function through studying either small metal complexes or metalloproteins.

Prospective students:

• Bachelor degree students in Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry
• Engineering students in Material Sciences
• Interested students (undergraduate, graduate) from other related fields

Previous knowledge:

• Biochemistry
• Inorganic chemistry
• Biology
• Material science
• Pharmacology

Course outline:

• This course consists of 6 theory chapters, including:

+ Chapter 1- Physical Methods in Bioinorganic Chemistry,

+ Chapter 2- Metal Functions in Metalloproteins: Oxygen transport and storage,

+ Chapter 3- Metal Functions in Metalloproteins: Redox enzymes,

+ Chapter 4- Metal Functions in Metalloproteins: hydrolytic enzymes,

+ Chapter 5- Metal Functions in Metalloproteins: Rearrangement Enzymes,

+ Chapter 6- Metal-Based Diagnostics and Metal-Based Therapeutics.

The course content is shown in the following Table