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CH-313: Chemical biology

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Chemical Biology is an interdisciplinary field using chemical principles and techniques to analyse and manipulate biological systems. It relies on small-molecule chemicals to gain an in-depth understanding of biology, and provides new tools and products ranging from basic research to therapeutics.

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Markus Jeschek

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https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/chemical-biology-CH-313

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http://go.epfl.ch/CH-313

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Summary

Lectures

Instructor

Markus Jeschek

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/chemical-biology-CH-313

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/CH-313

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Ontological neighbourhood

Biology

Cell biology: Cell signaling

Genetics: Molecular genetics

Lectures in this course (16)

Chemical Biology meets Drug Discovery

Explores Chemical Biology, Drug Discovery, enzyme kinetics, and inhibition methods, including competitive and non-competitive inhibition.

Interrogating Drugs' Mode of Action

Delves into enzyme inhibition, reversible and irreversible binding, and covalent drugs, exploring drug modes of action and their impact on drug efficacy.

Electron Transport Chain: Proton Pumps and Coenzyme Q

Discusses the electron transport chain in mitochondria and the role of Coenzyme Q.

Electron Transport Chain: Underlying Chemistry and Biology

Explores the Electron Transport Chain and Oxidative Phosphorylation processes, focusing on the chemistry and biology behind energy generation.

Cellular Energy Production: ETC-OXPHOS & ATP Synthesis

Explores ETC-OXPHOS, ATP synthesis, ECAR, OCR, and metabolic modulators.

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