Fighting Disease Unit Guide

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This Salters’ Chemistry Course unit from the University of York Science Education Group covered:
• The use and importance of germicides.
• The chemist's role in public health.
• Some of the chemical reactions inside our bodies.
• The function and properties of enzymes.
• The relationship between structure and activity for effective drugs.
• The use and misuse of drugs.
• Stages in drug discovery and development.

[b]Core contents[b]
FD1: How do we fight germs?
FD2: Which germicidal bleach gives the best value for money?
FD3: Chemical reactions in the body.
FD4: What are enzymes?
FD5: Investigating an enzyme
FD6: Searching for molecules to use as drugs.
FD7: What makes a good medicine?

URL: http://stem.org.uk/rx82s

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