BVTP051 Food Toxicology

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Jiří Totušek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Bc. Zuzana Derflerová Brázdová, DrSc.
Department of Preventive Medicine – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MVDr. Halina Matějová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BVCP0222 Food Chemistry II && BVTO041p Toxicology -lec.
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
Course objectives
Students will learn the basics of food toxicology.
Syllabus
  • Subject: Food Toxicology Number of hours per week: 2/0 (lecture / practicum) Students will learn about toxic substances in food (natural and contaminants), with their resources and event. inputs into food chains, with metabolism and health risks. Topics: Natural toxicants * Substances of food intolerance * alkaloids * saponins * cyanogen * glucosinolates * Phenolic compounds * lectins * amino acids * Biogenic amines Contaminating toxicants * Toxic minerals (elements, anions) * nitro compounds * Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons * Persistent organochlorine compounds Study of the subject Food Toxicology testing is completed
Literature
  • TOTUŠEK, Jiří, Jan TŘÍSKA, Danuše LEFNEROVÁ, Jan STROHALM, Naděžda VRCHOTOVÁ, Ondřej ZENDULKA, Jiřina PRŮCHOVÁ, Jana CHALOUPKOVÁ, Pavla NOVOTNÁ and Milan HOUŠKA. Contents of Sulforaphane and Total Isothiocyanates, Antimutagenic Activity, and Inhibition of Clastogenicity in Pulp Juices from Cruciferous Plants. Czech Journal of Food Sciences. 2011, vol. 29, No 5, p. 548–556. ISSN 1212-1800. info
  • HRUBÁ, Drahoslava, Igor CRHA, Jindřich FIALA and Jiří TOTUŠEK. Kyselina askorbová při léčbě neplodnosti (méně známý význam vitaminu C) (Ascorbic acid in the infertility treatment (less known effect of vitamine C)). Hygiena. Praha: ČLS JEP, 2003, vol. 48, No 1, p. 21-28. ISSN 1210-7840. info
  • HRUBÁ, Drahoslava, Jindřich FIALA, Igor CRHA, Pavel REZL and Jiří TOTUŠEK. Environmental cadmium is not serious hazard for the Czech Republic. Ekológia (Bratislava). Bratislava: Institute of Landscape Ecology SAS, 2001, vol. 20, No 3, p. 336-341. ISSN 1335-342X. info
  • TOTUŠEK, Jiří, Naděžda VRCHOTOVÁ, Jan TŘÍSKA and Lada MAREČKOVÁ. Resveratrol v červených vínech z jihomoravských vinařských oblastí (Resveratrol in red wines from Moravia region). Chemické Listy. Praha: Česká společnost chemická, 2000, vol. 94, No 9, p. 973-974. ISSN 0009-2770. info
  • TOTUŠEK, Jiří. Adsorpce dextranu a lysozymu na rtuťové elektrodě. 1977, 80 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures and seminars
Assessment methods
exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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