QUIM-2313 Phytochemistry
This course seeks to foster an interest in the study of natural products of vegetable origin, providing students with the necessary information to comprehend the extraction, purification, and identification processes of primary and secondary metabolites in plants, and to relate the chemical structure of diverse compounds and their biological activity. The methodology used allows students to determine the composition of several of these compounds and their possible biosynthetic routes.
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