NPTEL : NOC:Inorganic Chemistry of Life: Principles and Perspectives (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

Co-ordinators : Prof. C.P. Rao


Lecture 1 - Overview of inorganic chemistry of life

Lecture 2 - Elements in biology and or life

Lecture 3 - Selection and criteria for elements

Lecture 4 - Biomolecules

Lecture 5 - Coordination in enzymes

Lecture 6 - Amino acids, peptides and proteins - An introduction

Lecture 7 - Nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acids and DNA: An introduction

Lecture 8 - General introduction of metalloproteins

Lecture 9 - Coordination chemistry aspects - An introduction

Lecture 10 - Stability and lability

Lecture 11 - Techniques used inorganic chemistry life

Lecture 12 - Techniques used inorganic chemistry life (Continued...)

Lecture 13 - Techniques used inorganic chemistry life (Continued...)

Lecture 14 - Techniques used inorganic chemistry life (Continued...)

Lecture 15 - Recap on metalloenzymes

Lecture 16 - Role of Alkali, Alkaline earth elements in life

Lecture 17 - Role of Alkali, Alkaline earth elements in life (Continued...)

Lecture 18 - Role of Alkali, Alkaline earth elements in life (Continued...) Ion transport and ionophores

Lecture 19 - Role of Alkali, Alkaline earth elements in life (Continued...) Ion transport and ionophores

Lecture 20 - Functioning of ATPases and nucleases [Na,K]ATPase

Lecture 21 - Role of vanadium in life - General perspectives

Lecture 22 - Role of vanadium in life - Haloperoxidases

Lecture 23 - Enzymes based on manganese in life

Lecture 24 - Role of Iron in life - General perspectives

Lecture 25 - Role of Iron in life - Transport systems

Lecture 26 - Role of Iron in life - Transport and Storage systems

Lecture 27 - Role of Iron in life - Electron transfer

Lecture 28 - Role of Iron in life - Perspectives of electron transfer proteins

Lecture 29 - Role of Iron in life - Monooxygenases: Cytochrome P450

Lecture 30 - Role of Iron in life - Mono-and di-oxygenases

Lecture 31 - Role of Iron in life - Reductases

Lecture 32 - Role of Iron in life - Reductases and Phosphatases

Lecture 33 - Role of Iron in life - Reductases and Phosphatases (Continued...)

Lecture 34 - Role of Cobalt in life

Lecture 35 - Role of Nickel in life - General perspectives

Lecture 36 - Role of Nickel in life - Hydrolase, hydrogenase and SOD

Lecture 37 - Role of Nickel in life - Carbonmonoxide dehydrogenase (CODH)

Lecture 38 - Role of Copper in life - General perspectives

Lecture 39 - Role of Copper in life - Type I and Type 2 copper enzymes

Lecture 40 - Role of Copper in life - Multicenter copper oxidases and SOD

Lecture 41 - Role of Zinc in life - General perspectives including oxidoreductases and hydrolases

Lecture 42 - Role of Zinc in life - Carbonic anhydrase and carboxypeptidase

Lecture 43 - Role of Zinc in life - Transferases, ligages and isomerases

Lecture 44 - Role of Molybdenum in life - Introductory aspects

Lecture 45 - Role of Molybdenum in life - Nitrogenase

Lecture 46 - Role of Molybdenum in life - Oxidoreductases

Lecture 47 - Role of Mercury in the environment - Mercury reductase

Lecture 48 - Role of Selenium in life - Glutathione perioxidase

Lecture 49 - Inorganics in medicine - Introductory aspects and cis-platin

Lecture 50 - Inorganics in medicine - Apoptosis

Lecture 51 - Inorganics in medicine - PDT, MRI and Barium tests

Lecture 52 - Inorganics in medicine - Titanium in biomedical

Lecture 53 - Highlights of the course - Part I

Lecture 54 - Highlights of the course - Part II

Lecture 55 - Highlights of the course - Part III

Lecture 56 - Highlights of the course - Part IV

Lecture 57 - Tutorials - Part I

Lecture 58 - Tutorials - Part II

Lecture 59 - Tutorials - Part III

Lecture 60 - Tutorials - Part IV and overall