Chemistry: Graduate Lecture Series: (BIO2) Biosynthesis and its Manipulation (2L)
Unscheduled instructor led
Description
BIOLOGICAL (BIO)
(BIO2) Biosynthesis and its Manipulation (2L)
This two part lecture series aims to give an overview of the biosynthesis of the major natural product classes – the terpenoids, polyketides, alkaloids and ribosomal/non-ribosomal peptides. The end of the second lecture will feature a discussion of the genetic manipulation of natural product producing organisms to generate new unnatural analogues, with industrially successful examples of this exciting new technology show-cased.
Target audience
Postgraduates in the Department of Chemistry
Format
Lecture
Duration
1 hour
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