Course: Biological Fundamentals of Nanotechnology

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Course title Biological Fundamentals of Nanotechnology
Course code KEF/NBZN
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dědková Kateřina, Mgr.
  • Kubala Martin, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Svrčková Marika, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Volume of studies " An overview of a cell structure. Water polarity. Acids, bases, pH, buffers. " Amino acids and peptides. Proteins. Primary and secondary structure. Fibrous proteins. Globular proteins. Tertiary and quarternary structure. Protein wrapping. Protein-protein interactions. Principles of enzymes and enzymology. " Lipids, lipid systems and biological membranes. Membrane transport. Polysaccharides (structural and storage), glycoproteins and proteoglycans. " Structure of nucleic acids (DNA,RNA), DNA replication, transcription, translation. " Foundations of immunology (antibodies, antigens, interaction antibody - antigen, complement, cytokines, cell-mediated immunity and so on. " Another biological nanostructures, biomineralization Lab work 1: Basic work in a chemistry laboratory, labware, basic laboratory techniques (weighting, volume admeasurement, pipetting) Lab work 2: Preparation of solutions Lab work 3: pH measurement Lab work 4: Chemical reactions of amino acids and proteins, determination of proteins Lab work 5: DNA isolation from any biological material

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
Subject goal Students that study non- biological disciplines will get, repeat and deepen grounding knowledge specially regarding biomakromolecules, which constitute nanostructure. The idea of the subject is to provide a survey of studies with the volume of some themes being enhanced and deepened during the course due to the needs and demands of students' group.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Demands on students " Oral and written exam " Participation in studies
Recommended literature
  • D.S.Goodsell. Biotenanotechnology: lessons from nature..
  • J.Bartůňková, V. Hořejší. Základy imunologie..
  • M.K. Campell, S.O.Farell. Biochemistry..
  • P.Boisseau, P. Houdy, M.Lahmani. Nanoscience: Nanobiotechnology and Nanobiology..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Nanotechnology (2019) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter