| Educational guide Faculty of Chemistry |
english |
| Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2009) |
 Subjects |
| PLANT METABOLISM |
| Contents |
| IDENTIFYING DATA | 2019_20 |
| Subject | PLANT METABOLISM | Code | 13214120 | |||||
| Study programme |
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Cycle | 1st | |||||
| Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
| 3 | Compulsory | Third | ||||||
| Competences | Learning outcomes | Contents |
| Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
| Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| BLOCK 1: Metabolism of growth and plant development |
1.1. Introduction to Plant Physiology. 1.2. Concepts of growth and development. The concept of plant hormone. Hormone receptors and signal transduction. 1.3. Signaling for hormones: Auxins, cytokinins, gibberellins, abscisic acid, ethylene. Characteristics, distribution and metabolism. Physiological effects of hormones. 1.4. Introduction to Genetic Engineering and Plant Biotechnology |
| BLOCK 2. Plant secondary metabolism |
2.1. Concept of secondary metabolism. Concept of secondary product. Primary metabolism and secondary metabolism. Chemical diversity and variability of secondary metabolism. Main groups of secondary metabolites. 2.2. Basic principles of the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites. Classification based on biosynthetic pathway. Classification based on chemical structure. Major secondary metabolites in medicine and industry. 2.3. Terpenes. What are the terpenes? Structure. Classification. Biosynthesis. The family of terpenes. Essential oils. 2.4. Nitrogen compounds. What are nitrogen compounds? History of use. Biosynthesis. Types of nitrogen compound. Applications in medicine. 2.5. Phenolic compounds. What are phenolic compounds? Biosynthesis. Types of phenolic compound. Ecological importance of phenolic compounds. 2.6. Metabolism, bioavailability, mechanisms of action and beneficial effects of polyphenols. |
