Covid-19 Chiral Chemistry Workshop

This workshop from the Department of Chemistry Department of Chemistry focuses on the 3D shapes of molecules, what the word ‘chiral’ means, the importance of chiral molecules in biology, and about the resources available to research chemists looking at proteins, in particular current research focused on the main protease in SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the recent pandemic.

Concepts covered:

• Geometric isomerism
• Optical isomerism
• Chirality in therapeutic drug molecules
• Chirality in proteins
• Enzymes and active sites

Prior learning required:

• KS5: Students should be familiar with skeletal formulae and the functional groups encountered at GCSE

Please note that all six Chiral Chemistry Workshops in this series are identical in content. You only need to sign up to one event, unless you require a refresher.