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Teaching Summary
Involved in the teaching of organic chemistry, analytical chemistry and medicinal chemistry to MPharm and Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences (BSc) students:
PHAR1008 - Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry
PHAR1011 - Dyspepsia
PHAR1022 - Laboratory Studies in Pharmaceutical Sciences 1
PHAR1025 - The Fundamentals of Pharmacy
PHAR2010 - Pharmaceutical Analysis and Spectroscopy (Module Leader)
PHAR2012 - Laboratory Studies in Pharmaceutical Sciences 2
PHAR2014 - Concepts in Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery
PHAR2017 - Asthma, Allergies and Immune Diseases (Module Leader for UNM)
PHAR2021 - Pain
PHAR3014 - Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design
Research Summary
Natural Products Chemistry
In our laboratory, we explore the flora of Malaysia for novel drug leads: isolation and structure determination of natural products possessing significant potential for application as therapeutic agents. We also pursue the total synthesis or semisynthesis of biologically active natural products. We carry out structural modification of natural products to understand the relationships between the molecular structure and its biological activity. We study natural products and novel structures for application in treatment of cancers, hypertension, and other disease-states. The major class of natural products that we are studying are alkaloids.