aFABO2_12 Pharmaceutical Botany II

Faculty of Pharmacy
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PharmDr. Petr Babula, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PharmDr. Margita Dvorská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PharmDr. Renata Kubínová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Marcela Nejezchlebová (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Veronika Vaverková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PharmDr. Petr Babula, Ph.D.
Department of Natural Drugs – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Timetable
Wed 16:45–18:25 45-221
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
aFABO2_12/01: Thu 9:50–11:30 45-321
Prerequisites
aFABO1_12 Pharmaceutical Botany I
Basic knowledge of botany at the secondary level of education, knowledge of plant biology and physiology.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The subject Biology of plants provides education for first class Master programme of Pharmacy. Basic course cover the areas of plant anatomy, morphology and physiology as well as systematics of lower and higher medicinal plants. The favour is mainly focused on selected genera with important secondary metabolities. An integral part of teaching are practice exercises of anatomy, systematics and field excursions.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of pharmaceutical botany within the range of syllabus.
Key topics
Lectures
1. Introduction to systematic botany. Nomenclature rules and principles, chemotaxonomy. Classification of organisms and their evolution with special attention to autotrophic organisms and mechanisms of symbiotic processes. Cyanobacteria - characteristics, systematics, ecology and their significance. Cyanotoxins. The pharmaceutical significance of cyanobacteria. Autotrophic representatives of Excavata, Rhizaria, and Chromalveolata - characteristics, systematics, ecology and their pharmaceutical importance. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
2. Archaeplastida - Biliphytae, Glaucophyta, Rhodophyta. Viridiplantae. Chlorophytae. Chlorophyta. Streptophytae. Charophytae and Charophyta. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
3. Bryophytae - Anthocerophyta, Marchantiophyta, Hepatophyta. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites. Tracheophytae - Lycopodiophyta, Pteridophyta. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
4. Spermatophyta - Pinophyta, Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta, Gnetophyta. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
5. Magnoliophyta. Amborellales, Nymphaeales, Austrobayleyalles, Chloranthales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
6. Magnoliids. Canellales, Laurales, Magnoliales, Piperales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
7. Monocots I. Acorales, Alismatales, Asparagales, Dioscoreales, Liliales, Pandanales, Petrosaviales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
8. Monocots plants II. Arecales, Commelinales, Poales, Zingiberales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
9. Eudicots. Basal orders - Ranunculales, Proteales, Trochodendrales, Buxales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
10. Core eudicots. Gunnerales, Dilleniales, Saxifragales, Santalales, and Caryophyllales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
11. Rosides, Eurosids I (Fabids). Vitales, Zygophyllales, Celastrales, Oxalidales, Malpighiales, Cucurbitales, Fagales, Fabales, Rosales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
12. Eurosids II (Malvids). Geraniales, Myrtales, Brassicales, Malvales, Sapindales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
13. Asterids. Cornales, Ericales. Lamiids. Boraginales, Gentianales, Lamiales, Solanales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
14. Campanulids. Aquifoliales, Asterales, Dipsacales, Apiales. Characteristic, pharmaceutically and toxicologically important representatives. Characteristic secondary metabolites.
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • Plant biology. Edited by Alison M. Smith. New York: Garland Science, 2010, xv, 664. ISBN 9780815340256. info
  • TAIZ, Lincoln and Eduardo ZEIGER. Plant physiology. 5th ed. Sunderland, Mass.: Sinauer Associates, 2010, xxxiv, 782. ISBN 9780878938667. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lecture
Demonstration
Projection (static, dynamic)
Laboratory work - practicals
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Mark
Oral exam
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
a. 100% attendance at exercises
b. 70% success rate of credit tests
c. keeping the protocols from the exercise
d. herbarium of 40 pharmacologically and toxicologically significant representatives of selected families
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