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Course code: NBSS20098f10Semester: 2010/2011 winter
Name: Isoprenoids: Biosynthesis, Occurring and Biological Activity
Major: Biotechnology
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 2
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Czesław Wawrzeńczyk
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: After completing the course student has insight in the biosynthetic pathways of isoprenoids. He is familiar with their biological properties and understands the connections between the structures of isoprenoids and their biological activities.
Competences: Completing the course makes possible to project the synthesis of isoprenoid compounds with particular biological properties.
Prerequisites: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry
Course content: Biosynthesis of isoprenoids: monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, diterpenes and steroids. Occurring of these groups of compounds in the plants and animal world. The biological activity of isoprenoids, especially natural and synthetic isoprenoid lactones. Chemical synthesis of some isoprenoids with useful biological activities.
Recommended literature: 1.Natural Product Reports, 1993-2005 2. Diterpenes of Flowering Plants, F. Seaman, F. Bohlmann, C. Zdero, T.J. Mabry, Springer-Verlag 1990 3. Najcenniejsze olejki eteryczne, Józef Góra, Anna Lis, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu UMK, Toruń 2005.
Assessment methods: Oral exam, minimal level of knowledge required to pass the course is 60%.
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