B8400 Introduction to molecular biotechnology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2001
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Bohuslav Rittich, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Alena Španová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Alena Španová, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Ing. Bohuslav Rittich, CSc.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Výuka je určena zájemcům o obor molekulární biotechnologie. Předpokladem zapsání předmětu je zkouška z předmětu Molekulární biologie(B4020) a Obecná mikrobiologie (B4090).
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
Course objectives
Relationship between chemical production and biotechnologies. Molecular biotechnology. Preparation of recombinant DNA molecules. Use of cloning vectors. Artificial gene transfer. Selection of cells with recombinant DNA. Amplification of foreign DNA. Creating and screening of genomic libraries. Chemical synthesis of DNA. Manipulation of gene expression. Isolation of functional promotores. Regulatable promotors. Fusion proteins. Translation expression vectors. Increasing of protein stability. Characterisation of microorganisms used for heterologous protein production. Directed mutagenesis and protein engineering. Production of compounds using genetically modificated microorganisms (GMO). Determination of identity and purity of recombinant proteins. Regulations of the use of GMO.
Literature
  • 1. Watson J.D., Gilman M., Witkowski J. Zoller M. Recombinant DNA (2nd ed.), SAB, New York 1992. 2. Glick B.R., Pasternak J.J. Molecular Biotechnology, ASM Press, Washington 1994.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Předmět je ukončen klasifikovaným zápočtem.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2002.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2001, recent)
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