SylabUZ
| Course name | Toxins of plants and fungi |
| Course ID | 13.1-WB-P-TPF-S21 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences |
| Field of study | WNB - oferta ERASMUS |
| Education profile | - |
| Level of studies | Erasmus programme |
| Beginning semester | winter term 2024/2025 |
| Semester | 1 |
| ECTS credits to win | 3 |
| Course type | obligatory |
| Teaching language | english |
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| The class form | Hours per semester (full-time) | Hours per week (full-time) | Hours per semester (part-time) | Hours per week (part-time) | Form of assignment |
| Lecture | 15 | 1 | - | - | Credit with grade |
The aim is to present basic groups of plant and fungal bioactive compounds, their structure, properties, mechanisms of physiological activity, and practical use in medicine, pharmacology, and biotechnology, as well as first aid in the case of poisoning.
Knowledge in plant systematics and basic biochemistry
Review of basic plant secondary compounds and their biological activities and therapeutical potential: alkaloids, cyanogenic glycosides, cardiac glycosides, terpenoids, phenols. Application of plant derived compounds in pharmacology, medicine, and biotechnology. Review of fungal toxins and toxicological classification of fungi: cytotoxic, nephrotoxic, cholinergic, hallucinogen, gastro-enterotoxic fungi. Poisoning with plants and fungi and first aid.
Multimedia lecture
| Outcome description | Outcome symbols | Methods of verification | The class form |
Presence in 75% of lectures is required. Preparation and oral presentation of a talk on the chosen subject related to the content of the lecture.
Harborne J. 2014. Introduction to ecological biochemistry. Academic Press
Modified by prof. dr hab. Beata Gabryś (last modification: 03-04-2024 17:50)
