Dr Andrew J Pratt
Position
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications
MA, D Phil (Oxf)
Field of Study
Bioorganic Chemistry
Room
836
Contact Details
Telephone: +64 3 364 2424
Fax: +64 3 364 2110
Email: andy.pratt@canterbury.ac.nz
Undergraduate Courses
CHEM114 Introductory Chemistry; CHEM262 Organic Chemistry; BCHM301 Biochemistry
Graduate Courses
CHEM465 Biological Chemistry; BCHM403 Protein Science
Research Interests
Abstract
As a bioorganic chemist, I have a range of interdisciplinary research interests. This involves a number of collaborative research projects with biologists and includes an emphasis on evolutionary issues.
- Prebiotic chemistry associated with the origin of metabolism - the role of iron in the catalysis of primary metabolic reactions, especially phosphoryl transfer
- Studies on semi-synthetic biologically active compounds of interest as potential therapeutics, e.g. phenazines
- Evolutionary perspectives on the metabolism of parasitic plants
- Chemical ecology of animal behaviour
- Chemical education
- History and philosophy of science