120 credits. 60 credits in chemistry of which at least 5 at Master's level and including 30 credits in biochemistry. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Reaction kinetics of simple and complex reactions (rate equations, reaction order, molecularity, rate-limiting step) Thermodynamic aspects of reactions (reaction coordinates, activated complexes and transition states) Enzyme kinetics (steady state kinetics, pre-steady-state kinetics) Reaction mechanisms (ligand binding; catalytic groups: acid/base, nucleophiles, electrophiles, cofactors, metals and entropic effects) Experimental analysis of catalytic and kinetic mechanisms (spectrometry, X-ray crystallography, stopped-flow, isotope effects, structure/reactivity relationships) Mathematical data analysis (regression analysis, model discrimination) Modelling of enzymatic reactions Stereo chemistry (mechanisms) Structure/function relationships (protein folding, mutagenesis, enzyme inhibition, evolution of catalytic mechanism, catalytic antibodies) Catalytic nucleic acids (ribozymes, catalytic DNA)
