Introduction to Biological Chemistry

H A P T E R O U T L IN E 1. Learn about the basic chemistry related to atoms and molecules. Understand the roles of orbitals and lone-pair electrons in a few common atoms (e.g., N, F, C, O) and comprehend nucleophilic/electrophilic attacks and their impact on oxidation, reduction, addition, and substitution reactions. 2. List and explain the importance of medicinal functional groups that commonly are found in drug molecules and appreciate the important roles that drug structures play in pharmaceutical sciences. 3. Understand basic concepts in acid–base theory and their roles in the structures of drug molecules. 4. Learn about salt formation, ionization, and water solubility of drug molecules, and explain the role of medicinal functional groups in ionization, salt formation, salt hydrolysis, and water solubility of drug molecules. 5. Implement a series of Learning Bridge assignments at your experiential sites to bridge your didactic learning with your experiential experiences. Introduction to Biological Chemistry