Course: Metabolomics

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Course title Metabolomics
Course code KEB/MTBL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Grúz Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Omics approaches ? metabolomics, genomics, proteomics. Targeted vs. non-targeted analysis. Metabolic fingerprinting. Typical instrumentations (LC-MS, GC-MS, NMR), description and specifications. High resolution MS. Design of metabolomic experiment. Priciple of differential analysis. Quantitative analysis of 3D chromatograms. Dimensionality reduction by fragment clustering. Accurate mass determination and elemental composition. Putative identification by using online databases. Correlation analysis and visualization. Transformation and standardization of data. Multivariate analysis (cluster and ordination analyses) and its interpretation. Candidates of active compounds. Plant and human metabolomics, sample preparation and common standards. Analysis of primary and secondary metabolites. Examples of metabolomic experiments. Biomarker discovery.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
The knowledge of basic methods and work procedures in metabolomics.
Student will be able to propose experiment in metabolomics, select optimal analytical methods and proper method for data evaluation.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam

70% fruitfulness on imposition
Recommended literature
  • K. Saito, R.A. Dixon, and L.Willmitzer. (2006). Plant Metabolomics.
  • Nigel W. Hardy and Robert D. Hall. (2012). Plant Metabolomics.
  • Wolfram Weckwerth. (2007). Metabolomics.


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): Biophysics (2022) Category: Physics courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Experimental Biology of Plants (2021) Category: Biology courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer