E-Mail Molecules
E-mail molecules are a means of gaining extra credit while
learning more about specific molecules of biological or medical
interest.
You may submit information about just one molecule per week
(weeks end on 8:30 am each Monday, Jan. 11 through Mar. 8 - a
total of nine weeks). Each correct submission is worth 2 points
extra credit.
You can get your assigned set of molecules at the web site
"Your E-Mail Molecules".
The complete list of molecules is below the rest of this
message. Your assigned set will indicate your nine molecules by
number.
Once you get your assigned molecules, you must submit the
information about them at the class webCT
website in order to get credit. Collect your information before
logging in to the website. Once submitted, the computer will automatically
log in your extra credit; however, you should know that your submissions
will be checked (by a human) to assure that they deserve the full
2 points. Extra credit points will not be added to your total
until the end of the term.
It is expected that you do your own work on these assignments.
Keep in mind that you will need to be logged into the website
as yourself in order to get credit.
The information you should return about each molecule is
the following:
1) the molecular formula, i.e., CxHy etc.
2) the number of stereocenters,
3) the family name of at least one functional group present,
4) the biological role or significance of the compound,
5) your sources of information.
- abietic acid
- acetaminophen
- acetylcholine
- acyclovir
- adrenaline
- adrenosterone
- amoxicillin
- ampicillin
- androsterone
- androstenedione
- antheridiol
- arginine
- ascorbic acid
- asparagine
- aspartame
- aspirin
- ATP
- aureomycin
- AZT
- benzo[a]pyrene
- benzocaine
- BHT
- bilirubin
- biliverdin
- biotin
- bradykinin
- brucine
- cadaverine
- caffeine
- calciferol
- cantharidin
- beta-carotene
- carpetimycin
- cephalosporin C
- chitin
- chloramphenicol
- chlorophyll a
- chlorpheniramine
- cholesterol
- cholic acid
- cimetidine
- cinnamaldehyde
- clavulanic acid
- cocaine
- codeine
- coenzyme A
- cortisone
- creatine
- creatinine
- cyclic AMP
- cyclosporine
- cysteic acid
- cysteine
- cystine
- cytidine
- 2,4-D
- DDT
- DEET
- demerol
- diazepam
- dieldrin
- diethylstilbestrol
- 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene
- L-DOPA
- dramamine
- EDTA
- epinephrine
- ergosterol
- ergotamine
- erythromycin
- estradiol
- estrone
- eugenol
- farnesol
- firefly luciferin
- fentanyl
- FMN
- folic acid
- furfural
- gallein
- Gentian violet
- geraniol
- gibberellic acid
- gliotoxin
- glutamine
- glutathione
- glycocholic acid
- halcion
- halothane
- heroin
- histamine
- homoserine
- hydrocortisone
- hydroxyproline
- ibuprofen
- inderal
- inosine
- isoleucine
- isopentenyl pyrophosphate
- kinetin
- kynurenine
- lactose
- lanosterol
- lasix
- lidocaine
- linolenic acid
- longifolene
- LSD
- lycopodine
- lysergic acid
- malathion
- maltose
- mandelic acid
- mannitol
- mebiquine
- melatonin
- melibiose
- melinamide
- menthol
- meperidine
- mescaline
- mestranol
- methadone
- methamphetamine
- methotrexate
- mevalonic acid
- monensin
- morphine
- MSG
- myristic acid
- NADPH
- neomycin
- nicotine
- nonactin
- norethindrone
- novocain
- oleic acid
- ornithine
- orotic acid
- PABA
- pantothenic acid
- paraplatin
- penicillin G
- phencyclidine
- phenobarbital
- phytol
- porphine
- prednisone
- progesterone
- prontosil
- propranolol
- prostaglandin E2
- psilocybin
- psoralen
- puromycin
- pyridoxine
- quinine
- reposal
- reserpine
- retinal
- retinol
- rhododendrin
- ribavirin
- riboflavin
- ritalin
- RU-486
- saccharin
- salicin
- sarin
- saxitoxin
- serotonin
- shikimic acid
- sodium pentothal
- spermaceti (cetyl palmitate)
- sphingosine
- squalene
- stallimycin
- stanozolol
- stearic acid
- streptomycin
- strychnine
- sulfanilamide
- tagamet
- talinolol
- tamoxifen
- taxol
- terramycin
- testosterone
- tetracycline
- tetrahydrocannabinol
- tetrahydrocortisone
- tetrodotoxin
- thalidomide
- theophylline
- thiamine
- thimerosal
- thymidine
- ticlopidine
- alpha-tocopherol
- triolein
- tryptophan
- tyrosine
- uridine
- valium
- vasopressin
- viagra
- vitamin A
- vitamin B6
- vitamin B12
- vitamin C
- vitamin D2
- vitamin D4
- vitamin K1
- vitamin L
- xanthophyll
- xylocaine
Chem 335 - Winter 1999 -
Organic Chemistry II