NPTEL : NOC:Biological Inorganic Chemistry (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Debashis Ray


Lecture 1 - Metal Ions In Biological Systems

Lecture 2 - Metallobiosite structures

Lecture 3 - Biomolecular structure and molecular biology component

Lecture 4 - Structures of nucleic acids

Lecture 5 - Coordination Chemistry in action

Lecture 6 - Coordination of peptide building blocks

Lecture 7 - Occurrence and availability

Lecture 8 - Potential ligands of different types

Lecture 9 - Metal ion insertion

Lecture 10 - Organic cofactors and siderophores

Lecture 11 - Introduction

Lecture 12 - CD and Raman spectroscopy

Lecture 13 - EPR

Lecture 14 - NMR and X-ray

Lecture 15 - Electrochemical methods

Lecture 16 - Metal ion assimilation

Lecture 17 - Transport of metal ions in bacteria and plants

Lecture 18 - Transport of metal ions in fungi and mammals

Lecture 19 - Homeostasis in bacteria and plants

Lecture 20 - Homeostasis in fungi and mammals

Lecture 21 - Transport across membranes

Lecture 22 - Ion channels and ion pumps

Lecture 23 - (K+) channels

Lecture 24 - (Na+) channels

Lecture 25 - (Na+)-(K+) ATPase

Lecture 26 - (Mg2+) dependent enzymes and kinases

Lecture 27 - Phosphatases and enolases

Lecture 28 - Photoreception and enzymes

Lecture 29 - (Ca2+) transporting, binding and sensor proteins

Lecture 30 - Cell signaling by (Ca2+) binding and sensing

Lecture 31 - Functions of iron ions and iron ion proteins

Lecture 32 - Heme proteins for (O2) transport and storage

Lecture 33 - Activators of (O2) and electron transport proteins

Lecture 34 - Iron-sulfur proteins

Lecture 35 - Mononuclear and dinuclear non-heme enzymes

Lecture 36 - Oxygen transport and SOD activity

Lecture 37 - Type 1 blue copper proteins

Lecture 38 - Type 2 non-blue copper proteins

Lecture 39 - Type 3 dinuclear copper proteins

Lecture 40 - Multicopper and mixed-copper enzymes

Lecture 41 - Coordination chemistry and function of zinc ions

Lecture 42 - Carbonic anhydrase and lyases

Lecture 43 - Carboxypeptidase and metalloproteinases

Lecture 44 - Alcohol dehydrogenase and Beta-lactamase

Lecture 45 - Redox catalysis by manganese ions

Lecture 46 - Redox catalysis by manganese ions

Lecture 47 - Catalysis by manganese and cobalt ions

Lecture 48 - Cobalt ion dependent proteins and enzymes

Lecture 49 - Nickel proteins and enzymes

Lecture 50 - More nickel ion bearing enzymes

Lecture 51 - Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

Lecture 52 - Nitrogen and Silicon

Lecture 53 - Phosphorus

Lecture 54 - Sulfur and Selenium

Lecture 55 - Chlorine and Iodine

Lecture 56 - Brain and blood-brain barrier (BBB)

Lecture 57 - Zinc and copper ions

Lecture 58 - Iron ions

Lecture 59 - Metal ion based drugs and metallotherapeutics

Lecture 60 - Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and contrast agents