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Course, academic year 2020/2021
  
Bioorganic Chemistry - AP110009
Title: Bioorganic Chemistry
Guaranteed by: Department of Organic Chemistry (110)
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology
Actual: from 2019
Semester: winter
Points: winter s.:0
E-Credits: winter s.:0
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:3/0, other [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course is intended for doctoral students only
can be fulfilled in the future
Guarantor: Hocek Michal prof. Ing. DSc.
Ménová Petra Ing. Ph.D.
Classification: Chemistry > Organic Chemistry
Interchangeability : P110009
Examination dates   Schedule   
Annotation -
The course of Bioorganic chemistry covers the interdisciplinary area at the interface between organic chemistry and biochemistry or biology. It combines and compares molecular principles of structures of functions of biomolecules, molecular principles of biological and biochemical processes, chemical syntheses and biosyntheses of biomolecules and biomacromolecules and bioconjugations, use of biocatalysis in organic synthesis, and the area of chemical biology (the use of chemical means and approaches for the study of biological processes).
Last update: Pátková Vlasta (19.11.2018)
Aim of the course -

Students will be able to:

advanced understanding of the structure and function of biomolecules

know molecular principles and reaction mechanisms of biological and biochemical processes

advanced chemical syntheses of biomolecules and bioconjugates

principles of chemical biology

applications of biocatalysis in chemistry

Last update: Pátková Vlasta (19.11.2018)
Course completion requirements -

It is compulsory to pass written examination test with the result at least 50%.

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Literature -

R: Van Vranken D., Weiss G. A.: Introduction to Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012. 9780815342144

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Syllabus -

1.Introduction: principles of molecular interactions in chemistry and biology.

2.Structure and functions of nucleic acids: types of primary and secondary structures of DNA and RNA, genetic information, other functions of RNA, complexes of nucleic acids with biomolecules, DNA damage and repair.

3.Biosynthesis and metabolism of nucleic acids and their components: replication of DNA, transcription, RNA interference, CRISPR-CAS, biosynthesis and catabolism of nucleosides and nucleotides.

4.Chemical and enzymatic syntheses of nucleosides, nucleotides and oligonucleotides, biocatalytical synthesis and construction of nucleic acids (primer extension, PCR).

5.Structure and functions of proteins: structures of proteins, isolation and analysis of proteins, structure and function of peptides.

6.Biosynthesis and metabolism of amino acids and proteins, protein engineering, regulation of gene expression

7.Chemical and biotechnological syntheses of peptides and proteins: chemical syntheses of peptides on solid support, recombinant method, native peptide ligations, bioconjugations, combinatorial approaches

8.Enzymes and mechanisms of enzymatic reactions: mechanisms and regulation of enzymatic reactions, catalytical principles.

9.Biocatalysis in organic synthesis: use of enzymes, antibodies and whole microorganisms and cell cultures in organic synthesis and biotechnology

10.Carbohydrates: structure and functions of monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and glycosides, their metabolism and basic principles in chemical syntheses

11.Membranes and regulation processes: structures and functions of biomembranes, transports of ions and molecules, regulation processes, receptors and signal cascades

12.Biosynthesis and metabolism of selected other classes of natural compounds: lipids, terpenoids, alkaloids, polyketides etc.

13.Chemical biology: use of chemical means in studying and modulation of biological processes, construction of artificial bioanalogous systems, principles of in vitro selection.

Last update: Pátková Vlasta (19.11.2018)
Learning resources -

Available from the lecturer (copies of all presentations on CD)

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