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Natural Products Chemistry
Course Description: This course for high school science teachers is an introduction to the fundamentals of isolating, characterizing, and using natural plant products. A variety of techniques and instruments will be used to identify the chemical structure and properties of the isolated secondary plant metabolites. The basics of botanical taxonomy will be presented as a way of identifying plants and their metabolites that have potential uses as pharmaceutical and nutritional supplements. Antimicrobial and physiological activities of the compounds will be measured. The pharmacological and structure-activity relationships will be discussed. The course will increase the teacher’s knowledge and technical skills as applied to natural products chemistry, the fundamental basis of drugs, and human health. Addresses Pennsylvania Department of Education Academic Standards for Science & Technology: 3.1 - Unifying Themes; 3.2 - Inquiry and Design; 3.3 - Biological Sciences; 3.4 - Physical Sciences, Chemistry and Physics; 3.7 - Technological Devices; 3.8 - Social, Technology and Human Endeavors. Limited to 16 participants Course Coordinator: Stanley K. Mauldin, Ph.D., School
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