C1200 Introduction to the biochemistry

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type 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
Wed 9:00–10:50 prace doma
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
After that course students should understand of biochemical knowledge and methods in various kinds of human activity - in analytical and productive role, medicine and pharmacy, biotechnological processes, solving the ecological problems.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, student will be able to orient himself in the possibilities of the application of biochemical knowledge and methods. It will enable the suitable choice of his future professional aktivity.
Syllabus
  • Introduction. Topics of biochemical research. History and present state. Methodology. Theoretical research and practical application. Biochemistry in medicine and pharmacology. Biochemical diagnostics. Essays of biochemical markers of health state. Important parameters and their analysis. Biochemical research of diseases, hereditary predispositions, molecular diseases. Biochemistry in therapy. The fate of drugs in organism, problems, solving, use. Substitution therapy (enzymes), genetic aspects. Therapeutics production and testing. Biochemical backgrounds of modern therapeutic approaches (suicide substrates, inhibitors of translocases). Biochemistry in technology. Preparative and analytical role. Food production. Biochemistry in agriculture. Food industry. Fermentative biotechnology. Ore treatment. Biochemistry and ecological problems of industrial society. Earth as biochemical reactor. Big cycles of elements. Influence of human activity on environment, global problems. Sources exhaustion, production of wastes. Waste classes. Biochemistry and waste analysis and treatment. Liquid wastes. Waste water characteristics, parameters (C, N, COD, BOD5, TKN). Modes of waste water treatment, technology, setup. Solid wastes, biochemical ways of treatment. Bioremediation.
Literature
  • Káš, Jan - Rauch, Pavel. Biochemie životního prostředí. VŠChT Praha 2000.
  • HERBER, Vladimír, Zdeněk POSPÍŠIL, Ivan HOLOUBEK, Tomáš TYC, Jiřina RELICHOVÁ, Petr ZBOŘIL, Petr KUGLÍK, Kateřina KEPRTOVÁ, Rostislav MELICHAR and Jiří REZ. Věda a příroda (Science and nature). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 64 pp. Univerzita třetího věku. ISBN 978-80-210-4492-0. info
  • ZBOŘIL, Petr, Marie MATĚJKOVÁ and Marie VEJVODOVA. The Immobilization of Denitrification Bacteria for the Waste Water Treatment. In KÁŠ, Jan and Pavel JENČ. Environmental Biotechnology in Europe. Prague: ICT Press, 2001, p. 7. ISBN 80-7080-434-3. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical lectures.
Assessment methods
Lecture. Colloquium online, event. present form.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
  • CORE022 Biochemie v běžném životě
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