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Course code: NBSS20083f16Semester: 2016/2017 winter
Name: Biologically Active Compounds of Plant Origin
Major: Biotechnology
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 2
ECTS points: 1
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab. Antoni Szumny
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: After completing the course student is familiar with main groups of compounds of the plant origin and their biological properties. He knows also insecticides, which derive from the compounds present in the plants and showing the activity towards the insects.
Competences: Student completing the course can differentiate environmentally safe pesticides from the harmful ones.
Prerequisites: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry
Course content: Biologically active compounds of plant origin: alkaloids, amino acids, peptides, lactones. The insecticides from plants: carbamates, antijuvenile agents, pyrethroids and antifeedants.. The influence of configuration of chiral centers in the molecule on the biological activity of the compound.
Recommended literature: 1. Medicinal Natural Products, Paul M. Dewick, John Wiley and Sons, LTD 2002 2. Chirality in Agrochemicals, edited by N. Kurihara an J. Miyamoto, John Wiley and Sons, LTD 1998 3. Bioactive compounds from plants, John Wiley and Sons, LTD 1990.
Assessment methods: Oral exam, minimal level of knowledge required to pass the course is 60%.
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