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Written assignments will form a major part of the subject.
Laboratory exercises include protein purification and analysis,
and experiments in metabolism and metabolic control.
Techniques used will include thin layer chromatography, gel
filtration, selective precipitation, ion exchange, gel
electrophoresis, spectrophotometric and enzymatic analysis of
metabolites and the use of oxygen electrode.
~ ~ 4 7 3 Applied Chemistry
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Subject description
Organophosphorus/silicon chemistry. Basic NMR. Preparation,
reactions and reaction mechanisms of organophosphorus and
silicon compounds, using examples of industrial importance.
An introduction to basic proton NMR is also included.
Polymer chemistry: classification of polymers. lntroduction to
polymerisation reactions, including industrial polymerisation
processes. Characteristic properties of polymers and their
measurement, including molecular weight determinations and
crystallinity by X-ray spectroscopy.
Polymer coatings: applications of protective organic surface
coatings; non-convertible and convertible surface coatings,
their chemistry and properties.
Analysis and identification of polymers; differential thermal
analysis; gel permeation chromotography; polymer applications
of infrared and NMR spectroscopy; pyrolysis gas
chromatography.
lntroduction to catalysis.
~ ~ 4 8 0 Practical Chemistry
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Subject description
Organic techniques; syntheses, identification and
characterisation using chemical tests, physical measurements,
gas chromatography, infra-red spectrometry, polarimetry and
practical test.
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Computers in Chemistry
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject description
Statistical treatment of chemical data using spreadsheets:
errors, distributions, confidence limits, significance tests, lines
and curves of best fit, quality control charts.
Use of macros to automate spreadsheets.
Exercises using the Acid-Base package.
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Human Biochemistry
4 credit points
No, of hours per week: two hours
Subject description
Control mechanisms operating in living organisms. Steroid and
trophic hormone effects. Their target tissues and activities at
the enzyme and nucleic acid levels. Also includes amplification
of signals through receptors, types of receptors and synthetic
analogues modifying the signals. Abnormal hormone patterns
and their relationship to disease processes. The role of
chemical analysis in the treatment and diagnosis of disease.
Clinical biochemistry.
Organisation of clinical laboratories automation and quality
control.
Computers in the clinical laboratory.
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Industry Based Learning
50 credit points
A six-month period of employment experience occurring as
part of the third year of the course leading to the degree of
Bachelor of Applied Science Biochemistry/Chemistry and
Applied Chemistry. Students are supervised by a member of
the academic staff and are required to submit a report to their
employer and to their supervisor.
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Research Skills
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: two hours
Subiect description
studentiare introduced to research methods, both
quantitative and qualitative, in preparation for a major
research project.
~ ~ 5 5 3 Applied Chemistry
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: seven hours
Subject description
lntroduction to catalysis.
Applied Organic Chemistry
Chemistry of natural products: saccharides.
Organic synthesis: general principles. Reagents. Planning and
design of syntheses. Practical aspects and synthetic techniques.
industrial versus academic syntheses. syntheses of
commercially significant natural products. Computer-aided
syntheses.
Photochemistry: free radicals and their reactions;
photochemical reactions; industrial photochemistry.
Polymer Chemistry
Polymer coatings: applications of protective organic surface
coatings; non-convertible and convertible surface coatings,
their chemistry and properties.
Colloid and Electrochemistry
Colloid chemistry: origin of the electrical double layer;
potentials at interfaces; potential determining ions and ionic
adsorption; description of the electrical double layer;
electrokinetic phenomena; colloid stability.
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