C7900 Light Biotechnology

Faculty of Science
autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Zbořil, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Zbořil, CSc.
Department of Biochemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Biochemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 18. 9. to Fri 15. 12. Thu 9:00–10:50 C05/114
Prerequisites
Biochemistry I and II
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
A survey of special biotechnological productions. Basic principles of productions. Typical examples.
Syllabus
  • 1. Biotechnology and its relation to the other production processes. Typical features, comparison with chemical processes. Economical aspects.
  • 2. General features of fermentations. Optimization of processes.
  • 3. Vitamins, modes of production. Production of ascorbic acid.
  • 4. Production of carotens, riboflavine, and cobalamine.
  • 5. Aminoacids, producers, biochemical principles of production and accumulation. Lysine and glutamic acid.
  • 6. Therapeutics and important substances in pharmacology. Antibiotics production. Penicillins, stages of development of production process. Semisyntetic penicillins. Tetracyclines.
  • 7. Fermentative production of antimetabolites and other anti-cancer drugs.
  • 8. Dextran, production, use. Other microbial polysaccharides, survey, properties, producers.
  • 9. Transformation of steroids, typical reactions. General features of production, derivatives, application.
  • 10. Organic solvents and other substances used in chemical and pharmaceutical industry. Butanol a acetone, 2,3-butandiol, fenylacetylkarbinol.
  • 11. Industrial enzymes. Producers, influence of cultivation environment.Bacterial and fungal amylases and proteases. Glucose oxidase.
  • 12. Ketonic fermentations, characteristics, metabolites.
  • 13. Production of fats and oils. General features, examples.
  • 14. Microbial insecticides, producing organisms. General and special conditions of production, use. Growth regulators, giberrellins.
Literature
  • Moo-Young, M.: Comprehensive Biotechnology, Pergamon Press, Oxford 1989
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Oral examination or colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
General note: Nebude vyučován v P2002.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2017, recent)
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