Course: Chemistry of Nutraceutics

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Course title Chemistry of Nutraceutics
Course code OCH/CN
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Vostálová Jitka, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Jourová Lenka, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Zatloukalová Martina, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Rajnochová Svobodová Alena, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Modrianský Martin, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Nutraceutics, substances isolated from plants or animals, which have no nutritive value, but lot of biological effect of human organism shows. Methods of their isolation, their properties from physical chemistry view, their biological effects and possible interaction with commonly used drugs. Vitamin, biogenous elements (minerals), phenolic acids, proanthocyanides, flavonoids, lycopene, L-carnitine, polyunsaturated fally acids from vegetable oils, melatonine, ornitine-alpha-oxoglutarate, glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate and methylsulphonylmethane. Besides these, the most used nutraceutics, some next essential amino acids, curative platns extracts, phytoceuticals and some functional foods will be trashed out. Definition of nutraceutics, dietary supplements, functional food Legislature of nutraceutics, dietary supplementsin EU Nutraceutics methods of getting, isolation and synthesis Oil soluble vitamins Water soluble vitamins Biogenous elements (minerals) Polyphenols I Polyphenols II Vegetable oils Polyunsaturated acids and phytosterols and phytostanols Non-essential nutraceutics Curative plants extracts, phytoceuticals Prebiotics, synbiotics Functional food

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
Aim of this course is to introduce to students the chemistry of nutraceutics.
Explain main aspects, interpret problems, describe biological effects of nutraceutics on a living organism
Prerequisites
pass lectures of biochemistry

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

basic knowledge of organic chemistry and biochemistry
Recommended literature
  • TOXNET (Toxicology Data Network). http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov.
  • Rapport L., Lockwood B. (2002). Nutraceuticals. Pharmaceutical Press, London.
  • Velíšek J., Hajšlová, J. (1999). Chemie potravin. OSSIS, Tábor.
  • Webb G. P. (2006). Dietary supplements and functional foods. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.


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): Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology (2020) Category: Chemistry courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter