Module: Plant secondary metabolites: function and biosynthesis (2102-420)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Philipp Schlüter (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Biology (Master, since 01.10.2010)
  2. Semester, semi-elective

Prerequisites for Attendance:

None

Sprache:

German/English

ECTS:

7,5 credits

Frequency:

every summer semester

Length of the Module:

4 weeks (block 2)

Module examination:

Protocols

Workload:

75 h presence + 150 h personal contribution = 225 h workload

Professional competences:

Students
- get an overview of the important groups of plant natural products, their distribution, synthesis and function
- extract plant natural products of interest, e.g. with potential bioactivity or function in organismic signalling, or with interesting tissue or time-dependent expression
- get an introduction to planning of experiments concerning the function and/or synthesis of natural compounds and/or the genes/proteins involved in their biosynthesis
- conduct experiments regarding bioactive and/or semiochemical compounds and/or genes/proteins involved in their biosynthesis
- utilise chromatographic techniques for analysis of natural products
- use of spectroscopic techniques for structure elucidation
- learn how to present and prepare scientific data for publication

Comments:

Maximum number of participants: 8
Registration for participation via ILIAS/selection procedure

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