Course: Phytochemistry Practicals

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Course title Phytochemistry Practicals
Course code KBC/FYLAB
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Béres Tibor, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Tarkowski Petr, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Ćavar Zeljković Sanja, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kaczorová Dominika, Mgr.
  • Vrobel Ondřej, Mgr.
Course content
Students will be familiarized with methods of isolation of secondary metabolites from various plant organs and their identification and quantitation by classic separation and specral methods. Selected secondary metabolites will be analysed by intrumental methods - liquid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis and mass spectrometry.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Demonstration, Laboratory Work
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 50 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the practicals is getting skills in isolation, purification and final analysis of plant secondary metabolites.
After completing the course the student should be competent with common methods of isolation, purification and final analysis of low-molecular-weight compounds.
Prerequisites
Practical skills in organic, physical and analytical chemistry.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance

Participation, submissions of all lab reports.
Recommended literature
  • Gullberg, J. (2005). Metabolomics. Doctoral thesis, (UPSC, Umea, Sweden).
  • Hazenkamp, A. (2014). Úvod do léčby konopím. samonáklad.
  • Jahodář L. (2011). Farmakobotanika: semenné rostliny.. Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum.
  • M. Wink. Annual Plant Rewiews, Volume 39 , Functions and Biotechnology of Plant Secondary Metabolites, John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
  • Nicolaou, K. C., Montagnon, T. (2008). Molecules that Changed the World. Wiley-Vch GmbH&Co. KGaA.
  • Pavela, R. (2011). Biopesticidy.. Kurent.
  • Séquin, M. (2017). The Chemistry of Plants and Insects, Plants Bugs and Molecules. Royal Society of Chemistry.
  • S.J. Cutler, H.G. Cutler. (1999). Biologically active natural products: Pharmaceuticals. CRC Press.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Biochemistry (2022) Category: Chemistry courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (2019) Category: Chemistry courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer