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Fighting Disease Unit Guide
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.
Core contents
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?
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