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 | 2021/2022 (winter) |
Duration | 20 |
ECTS | 3 |
USOS code | do ustalenia |
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 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: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.