General information
| Course type | AMUPIE |
| Module title | Plant Bioactive Compounds with Pro-Healthy and Toxic Activity |
| Language | English |
| Module lecturer | prof. UAM dr hab. Jarosław Gzyl; dr hab. Jagna Chmielowska-Bąk |
| Lecturer's email | jaroslaw@amu.edu.pl |
| Lecturer position | associate professor |
| Faculty | Faculty of Biology |
| Semester | 2024/2025 (summer) |
| Duration | 20 |
| ECTS | 3 |
| USOS code | 01-BIOPLANT-PIE |
Timetable
Module aim (aims)
The main aim of the course is to provide the student with (i) knowledge on the health-promoting and harmful effects of bioactive compounds contained in plant-based foods and (ii) technical skills on quantitative/qualitative detection of these substances, through laboratory experiences.
In the frame of the course students will get theoretical and practical knowledge concerning:
- the importance of plants in human nutrition in various regions of the world
- the types of plant bioactive compounds, their functions and effect on human organisms
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
Syllabus
Lectures and seminars:
Lecture and seminar 1: Introduction to plant significance in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industry.
Lecture and seminar 2: The chemical diversity of plant products.
Lecture and seminar 3: Plant secondary metabolites with pro-healthy activity.
Lecture and seminar 4: Plant toxic bioactive compounds.
Lecture and seminar 5: The effects of xenobiotics in plant-based food on humans.
Laboratories:
Laboratory 1: Measurement of chosen pro-healthy compounds in plant based products (e.g. antioxidant compounds, phenolics, vitamins).
Laboratory 2: Assessment of the level of chosen toxic compounds and antinutrients in plant-based food products (e.g. oxalic acid, tannins, glycosides)
The seminars will assessed on the basis of:
Activity during the classes 15% of final grade
Tasks carried our during the meetings 30% of final grade (10% per each assessment)
(on meetings 1, 4 and 5)
Presentation prepared on the chosen bioactive 55% of final grade
compound, group of bioactive compounds
or medical plant (meeting 3)
The lectures will assessed on the basis of final assignment, according to the obtained scores:
Maximum – 20 points
19-20 points – 5 (A in ECTS grading system)
17-18 points – 4+ (B in ECTS grading system)
15-16 points – 4 (C in ECTS grading system)
13-14 points – 3+ (D in ECTS grading system)
11-12 points – 3 (E in ECTS grading system)
˂11 points – 2 (F, fail)