Course: Xenobiochemistry

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Course title Xenobiochemistry
Course code KBC/PGXB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dvořák Zdeněk, prof. RNDr. DrSc.
  • Šebela Marek, prof. Mgr. Dr.
Course content
Xenobiotics, metabolism of xenobiotics, three phases of biotransformation. Phase I of biotransformation - hydrolytic and red-ox reactions; cytochrome P450 (CYP)-dependent microsomal monooxygenases; nomenclature and function of CYP; flavine microsomal monooxygenases; alcohol- and aldehyde-dehydrogenases. Phase II of biotransformation - conjugation reactions; glucuronidation, sulfatation; conjugation with amino acids, glutathione; methylation and acetylation; rhodanase. Phase III of biotransformation - cellular transport systems for xenobiotics; P-glycoprotein, MRP transporting protein (multidrug resistance associated protein); OATP, OCTP. Regulation of biotransformation enzymes - factors affecting activity of biotransformation enzymes; enzyme induction (phenobarbital, dioxin); aryl hydrocarbon receptor AhR, role and function of receptors PXR, CAR, GR, RXR, VDR; enzyme inhibition; drug interactions.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Preparation for the Exam - 50 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Xenobiotics, metabolism of xenobiotics, three phases of biotransformation. Phase I of biotransformation - hydrolytic and red-ox reactions; cytochrome P450 (CYP)-dependent microsomal monooxygenases; nomenclature and function of CYP; flavine microsomal monooxygenases; alcohol- and aldehyde-dehydrogenases. Phase II of biotransformation - conjugation reactions; glucuronidation, sulfatation; conjugation with amino acids, glutathione; methylation and acetylation; rhodanase. Phase III of biotransformation - cellular transport systems for xenobiotics; P-glycoprotein, MRP transporting protein (multidrug resistance associated protein); OATP, OCTP. Regulation of biotransformation enzymes - factors affecting activity of biotransformation enzymes; enzyme induction (phenobarbital, dioxin); aryl hydrocarbon receptor AhR, role and function of receptors PXR, CAR, GR, RXR, VDR; enzyme inhibition; drug interactions.
Explain main aspects of the xenobiochemistry, generalize pathways of the distribution and the biotransformation of xenobiotics.
Prerequisites
Biochemistry knowledge.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

The candidate is expected to conduct scientific discussion in broader context of the whole discipline.
Recommended literature
  • Kvasničková E. (1998). Xenobiochemie. FaF UK Praha.
  • Skálová L. a kol. Metabolismus léčiv a jiných xenobiotik 978-80-2463-733-4.


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