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Course code: NTSS20229f11Semester: 2011/2012 summer
Name: Microbial Active Metabolites
Major: Food Technology and Nutrition
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 1
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Danuta Witkowska
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: At the end of the course the student know the production, regulation of biosynthesis and application of microbial enzymes (amylases, cellulases, xylanases, proteinases, lipases) and some antibiotics (aminoglycosides, non-polien macrolides, polien macrolides, tetracyclines).
Competences: Students are able to conducte enzyme biosynthesis process with microorganisms and know how to optimize these process, know how to estimate microorganisms capable to antibiotic production.
Prerequisites: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology
Course content: Production, regulation of biosynthesis and application of microbial enzymes (amylases, cellulases, xylanases, proteinases, lipases) and some antibiotics (aminoglycosides, non-polien macrolides, polien macrolides, tetracyclines).
Recommended literature: 1.Enzymes in food processing, Ed. Nagodawithane T., W., Reed G., Acad. Press INC 1993; 2.Biotechnology, Vol. 9, Enzymes, biomass, food and feed, Rehm H., J., Reed G., Ed. Reed G., Nagodawithane T., W., VCH Weinheim, New York 1997; 3.Biotechnologia i chemia antybiotyków, Chmiel A., Grudziński S., PWN 1999; 4.The enzyme reference, Purich D.,L., Allison R.,D., Acad Press, USA, 2002; 5.Introduction to Biotechnology, Thieman W.,J., Palladino M.,A., Pearson Education, 2004.
Assessment methods: Written exam, minimum of knowledge to passing grades - 60%.
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