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Ch 212 Bioinorganic Chemistry
9 units (3-0-6); third term.

Prerequisites: Ch 112 and Bi/Ch 110 or equivalent. Current topics in bioinorganic chemistry will be discussed, including metal storage and regulation, metalloenzyme structure and reactions, biological electron transfer, metalloprotein design, and metal-nucleic acid interactions and reactions. Instructor: Barton. Given in alternate years; offered 2007–08.