CORE022 Biochemie v běžném životě

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Bouchal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Zdeněk Farka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Glatz, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Kašparovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Igor Kučera, DrSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jan Lochman, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Martin Mandl, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Petr Skládal, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Michaela Wimmerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jan Lochman, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Jan Lochman, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Biochemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Wed 9:00–10:50 B11/205
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! NOWANY ( C1200 Biochemistry )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course covers five areas representing basic human activities and applications in which we encounter Biochemistry daily. Within these fundamental areas, current trends in the field of Biochemistry will be discussed in a scientific-popular form, where only the basic knowledge of students acquired during their previous high school studies is taken into account. Individual professional topics will be discussed at the level of essential activities and processes that students encounter in their lives, and indeed, many of them are interested. The individual lectures are structured so that students are aware of the impact of these biological processes in many other directions representing historical events, the development, and progress of society, ethical issues, or environmental problems of humanity.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to orient himself in the possibilities of the application of biochemical knowledge and methods. It will enable the suitable choice of his future professional activity.
Syllabus
  • Introduction
  • Subject of research, place of biochemistry in the system of sciences, history, and present.

  • Biochemistry in Medicine and Pharmacy
  • Enzymes as molecular machines and their study using modern separation methods with the use of these methods in the development of new drugs.
  • Basics of molecular diagnostics of diseases, hereditary predispositions, neurochemistry.
  • Interaction of drugs with the organism. Pharmacogenomics.
  • Proteomics in classification and therapy of cancer.
  • Multiple roles of carbohydrates. Molecular mechanisms of pathogen-host recognition.

  • Biochemistry in analytical methods
  • Biosensors, Immunosensors (bioreceptors, bioconverters).
  • Bioelectronics and its use. Bioapplications of nanoparticels

  • Biochemistry in agriculture
  • Plant biochemistry. Protection against pests and diseases.
  • Increasing production - gene manipulation. Bioremediation.
  • Secondary metabolites.

  • Application of biochemistry in food and raw material processing
  • Nutritional value of food. Functional foods.
  • Biotechnology in food production.
  • Biotechnology in metal mining.

  • Environmental biochemistry
  • Earth as a chemical-biochemical reactor - nitrogen cycle.
  • Biochemistry and ecological problems of industrial society.
  • Pollution by carbon compounds.
  • Wastewater treatment methods.

Literature
  • Káš, Jan - Rauch, Pavel. Biochemie životního prostředí. VŠChT Praha 2000.
  • HERBER, Vladimír, Zdeněk POSPÍŠIL, Ivan HOLOUBEK, Tomáš TYC, Jiřina RELICHOVÁ, Petr ZBOŘIL, Petr KUGLÍK, Kateřina KEPRTOVÁ, Rostislav MELICHAR and Jiří REZ. Věda a příroda (Science and nature). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 64 pp. Univerzita třetího věku. ISBN 978-80-210-4492-0. info
  • ZBOŘIL, Petr, Marie MATĚJKOVÁ and Marie VEJVODOVA. The Immobilization of Denitrification Bacteria for the Waste Water Treatment. In KÁŠ, Jan and Pavel JENČ. Environmental Biotechnology in Europe. Prague: ICT Press, 2001, p. 7. ISBN 80-7080-434-3. info
  • Buchanan, B. B., Gruissem, W., Jones, R. L. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants. Wiley-Blackwell, 2nd Revised ed. Edition, 2015. ISBN 978-0470714218. info
  • CLARK, David P. and Nanette Jean PAZDERNIK. Biotechnology. Second edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2016, xv, 833. ISBN 9780123850157. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and class discussions.
Assessment methods
Colloquium with the possibility of writing a paper related to the topic of the subject.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět nelze zapsat, pokud student/ka v PS 2021 absolvoval/a předmět C1200.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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