Course: Plant Biochemistry

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Course title Plant Biochemistry
Course code KBBV/CA250
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction English
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)
  • Cahlíková Lucie, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction to plant biochemistry. Photosynthesis and its connection to other biochemical processes of plants. Derivatives of carbohydrates, amino acids, fatty acids (slimes, proteins, lipids en bloc). Alkaloids, basic structural division, alkaloids derived from ornithine and lysine, phenylethylamines, isoquinoline alkaloids en bloc, plant alkaloids of the Amaryllidaceae family. Alkaloids from tryptophan, histidine, and terpene metabolism, steroid alkaloids, alkaloids of various unclassified structures, and purine bases. Isoprenoids. Triterpenes and steroids en bloc - aglycones and glycosides. Other steroids - ecdysteroids, guggulsterones, pregnane derivatives, 3-ketosteroids, withanolides, phytosterols. Other triterpenes - cucurbitacins, cycloartenol derivatives, boswellic acids, limonoids, quassinoids. Metabolites of the shikimate and polyketide pathways. Coumarins, lignans, diarylheptanoids, arylalkanes, stilbenoids, xanthones, styrylpyrones, polyketides, quinones, naphthoquinones, naphthodianthrones, derivatives of orcin and phloroglucin, complex acetogenins.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The subject introduces the student to knowledge in the field of plant biochemistry. It builds on the knowledge of biochemistry.

Prerequisites
After completing the course, the student will get an overall overview of the issue of plant biochemistry.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Recommended literature
  • Dewick PM. Medicinal Natural Products. Wiley: 1997.
  • Funayama S & Cordell GA. Alkaloids: A treasury of poisons and medicines. Elsevier: 2015.
  • Wink M. Biochemistry of plant secondary metabolism. CRC Press: 1999.


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