| Basics of organic, inorganic and physical chemistry. Structures of atoms, molecules, bonding, orbitals. Reactions and stoichiometry. Reaction rates and equilibrium. Acid/base redox reactions. Buffer solutions. Isomerism. Stereochemistry. Free radicals. Electrophilic, nucleophilic reactions. Spectroscopic techniques.Biomolecules: Polysaccharides, sugars; storage polysaccharides; Lipids, classification and properties, biological membranes; Proteins, amino acids, covalent and three-D structure of proteins; Enzymes, properties and mechanism of actions, enzyme kinetics. Biochemical calculations. |
Administrative assistant: Kajol Jogarah
Telephone: 4037400
Email: k.jogarah@uom.ac.mu |
