CHEM 377 | Biomolecular Interactions

Intermolecular interactions drive the function of all biological processes, and protein interactions often are the focus of drug discovery and development efforts. This course explores the interactions of biological macromolecules such as proteins, beginning with fundamental chemical concepts underlying these noncovalent interactions. The course also explores examples of important drug target protein structures, and molecular docking tools for making predictions about the binding of drug-like molecular inhibitors. The second part of the course explores literature topics and student projects utilizing protein structure tools.