Module: Plant Natural Products (2102-230)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Philipp Schlüter (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Biology Teacher Program for Secondary Schools (Bachelor, since 01.10.2015)
  5. Semester, elective
• Nutritional Management and Dietetics (Bachelor, since 01.04.2011)
  5. Semester, elective
• Food Chemistry (Bachelor, since 01.10.2012)
  5. Semester, elective
• Agricultural Biology (from WS 18/19 on) (Bachelor, since 01.04.2018)
  5. Semester, elective
• Biology (Bachelor, since 01.04.2011)
  5. Semester, semi-elective
• Nutritional Science (Bachelor, since 01.04.2011)
  5. Semester, elective

Relation to other Modules:

recommended preparation for the MSc Bio module “Plant secondary metabolites: func-tion and biosynthesis”

Prerequisites for Attendance:

-

Sprache:

English

ECTS:

6 credits

Frequency:

every winter semester

Length of the Module:

1 semester

Module examination:

Protocol (50%) and Presentation (50%)

Final examination:

Protocol (50%) and Presentation (50%)

Workload:

56 h attendance + 124 h independent study= 180 h workload

Professional competences:

After completion of the module, students should...
- have an overview of the chemistry and biochemistry of the most important classes of plant natural products (secondary metabolites), their location in the plant and occurrence in the plant kingdom
- have an overview of the ecological function of plant Natural Products and potential human uses
- have compiled selected topics of chemical ecology and ecological biochemistry from primary and secondary scientific literature
- be able to present self-compiled knowledge in a seminar talk
- have learnt methods for extraction, enrichments and analysis of Natural Products from plants via chromatographic techniques

Key competences:

After the completion of the module, students should be able to …
- work independently in a lab
- think analytically
- interpret scientific results critically
- understand and present a scientific publication
- present a report and give a talk in English (language competence)

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