Pre-requisite: 61613
The course will introduce the study of 'Natural Products Chemistry' and 'Chemical Ecology' as disciplines within organic chemistry. Topics to be covered will include, instrumentation, the chemistry of plant adaptation to climate, detoxification mechanisms, the chemical basis of flower colour, plant toxins, animal toxins, the chemical bases for insect feeding preference, hormones and pheromones, allelopathy in higher plants and antibiotic production in natural systems. The unit is supported by appropriate laboratory and project work.