FaF:FABR2_12 Botany II - Course Information

FABR2_12 Botany II

Extent and Intensity

2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

RNDr. Veronika Vaverková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. PharmDr. Petr Babula, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Veronika Mikulášková (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. PharmDr. Petr Babula, Ph.D.
Department of Natural Drugs – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy

Prerequisites

FABR1_12 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.

The capacity limit for the course is 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/24, only registered: 0/24

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Multidisciplinary studies at Faculty of Pharmacy (programme CST, KOS)
• Pharmacy (programme FaF, M-FARMA)

Course objectives

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.

Syllabus

• 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.

Literature

required literature
• Procházka S. Botanika. Morfologie a fyziologie rostlin. MZLU, 2002. ISBN 80-7157-313-2. info
• Kubát, K. et al. Klíč ke květeně České republiky. Academia Praha, 2002. info
• Slavíková Z. Morfologie rostlin. UK, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0327-6. info
• Procházka S. Fyziologie rostlin. Academia, 1998. ISBN 80-200-0586-2. info
• Kousalová I., a kol. Praktikum z cytologie a anatomie rostlin. MU, 1998. ISBN 80-210-1982-4. info

recommended literature
• Hejný S., Slavík B. Květena České republiky. 1-6 díl. info
• Naše liečivé rastliny. info
• Raven P.H., Evert R. F. Biology of plants. 1994. info
• Bobák M. Botanika. SPN, 1992. info
• Strasburger E. Lehrbuch der Botanik. Stuttgart, 1991. info
• Kresánek J. Atlas liečivých rastlín a lesných plodov. Bratislava, 1988. info

Teaching methods

Lecture Demonstration Projection (static, dynamic) Laboratory work - practicals

Assessment methods

Mark
Oral exam

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

100% attendance at the exercise
60% success rate in the credit test
Running protocols from exercises

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