| Educational guide School of Chemical Engineering |
english |
| Chemical Engineering (2013) |
 Subjects |
| BIOTECHNOLOGY |
| Contents |
| IDENTIFYING DATA | 2023_24 |
| Subject | BIOTECHNOLOGY | Code | 20204123 | |||||
| Study programme |
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Cycle | 1st & 2nd | |||||
| Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
| 3 | Compulsory | Third | 2Q |
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| Competences | Learning outcomes | Contents |
| Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
| Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| I. Basics of biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology and genetic engineering | I.1 - The molecules of life: amino acids and proteins, nucleotides and DNA, sugars and oligosaccharides. Lipids. Their structure and function. I.2 - Basic microbiology. Structure of cells. Taxonomy of microorganisms. Basics of metabolism: glycolysis and citric acid cycle. I.3 - Molecular genetics. DNA recombination technology. Protein engineering. Principles of metabolic engineering. |
| II. Enzymatic technology | II.1 - Production and industrial uses of enzymes II.2 - Enzyme kinetics, inhibition, selectivity and stability. Kinetic characterization of enzymes. II.3 - Immobilization of enzymes. Transport limitations of external and internal matter. |
| III. Microbiological technology | III.1 - Quantitative aspects of cell growth. Growth models. III.2 - Batch and continuous fermentation. Fermentation efficiency factors. III.3 - Immobilization of microorganisms |
| IV. Aspects of operation and design of bioprocesses |
IV.1 - Sterilization of media and equipment. IV.2 - Transport of oxygen in bioreactors. IV.3 - Product separation and purification operations in bioprocesses. |
| V. Biotechnology and society | V.1 - Economic aspects of bioprocesses. V.2 - Ethical, legal and socio-economic aspects of biotechnology. V.3 - Bioentrepreneurship case study |
