Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 3.50 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.77 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.54 GPA, 76.9% A/AB (n=13 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Spring 2027
Natural Product Synthesis, Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery
Covers synthesis and biosynthesis of natural products in drug discovery, including biosynthetic pathways, synthetic strategies, and enzyme mechanisms.
offering recorded3 credits
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 3.50 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.77 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.54 GPA, 76.9% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
Grade history
↗ average GPA
9191 letter grades
A36.3%36.3%
AB40.7%40.7%
B23.1%23.1%
BC0.0%0.0%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
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Prerequisites
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Spring 2027Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 3.50 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.77 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.54 GPA, 76.9% A/AB (n=13 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
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Weiping Tang
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 3.50 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.77 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.54 GPA, 76.9% A/AB (n=13 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
JENNIFER GOLDEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2023, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JIAOYANG JIANG is recorded teaching in Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2023, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
WEIPING TANG is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2023, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 25 | 0 |
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 3.50 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.77 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.54 GPA, 76.9% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
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Topics
- Natural products in drug discovery
- Biosynthetic pathways and synthetic strategies
- Bioorganic chemistry and enzyme mechanisms
Skills
- Synthesis and biosynthesis of natural products
- Bioorganic chemistry and enzyme mechanisms
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
average GPA
A / AB grades
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Instructor
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
A30.8%30.8%
AB46.2%46.2%
B23.1%23.1%
BC0.0%0.0%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
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Through Spring 2025
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Natural Product Synthesis, Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery
Recorded 2026-10-14Raw records
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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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