General information
| Course type | AMUPIE |
| Module title | Plant bioactive compounds with pro-healthy and toxic activity |
| Language | English |
| Module lecturer | dr Jagna Chmielowska-Bąk, dr Karolina Izbiańska-Jankowska |
| Lecturer's email | jagna_82@amu.edu.pl |
| Lecturer position | adiunkt |
| Faculty | Faculty of Biology |
| Semester | 2025/2026 (summer) |
| Duration | 20 |
| ECTS | 3 |
| USOS code | 01-BIOPLANT-PIE |
Timetable
The schedule of the course is accessible by the webpage:
https://biologiaplany.web.amu.edu.pl/stacjonarne_letni/
In the upper left corner, by “Kierunek” you would need to choose “AMU-PIE”.
The course consist of 4 seminar and 2 laboratory meetings.
Participation in both types if classes is obligatory.
Seminar meetings:
9.03.2026: room 0.72 (Faculty of Biology, ground floor, by the reception), 15:00-16:30
16.03.2026: room 0.72 (Faculty of Biology, ground floor, by the reception), 15:00-16:30
23.02.2026: room 0.72 (Faculty of Biology, ground floor, by the reception), 15:00-16:30
30.03.2026: room 0.72 (Faculty of Biology, ground floor, by the reception), 15:00-16:30
Laboratory classes:
10.04.2026: room F3, 12:00-15:45
17.04.2026: room F3, 12:00-15:45
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 (5 h) and seminars (5 h):
Lecture and seminar 1: Introduction to plant significance in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industry.
Lecture and seminar 2: The role of plant primary metabolites in human nutrition.
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 (10 h):
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)
Reading list
The up-to-date articles on the chosen topics will be handed on to students during the meeting.