Biotechnology 4

Biotechnological production of drugs (antibiotics and ergot alkaloids)
Importance of continuous development of new antibiotics
Alternative antimicrobial strategies
Fine chemicals – vitamins, hormones, products from plant cells and marine organisms
Viral vaccines and regulations in the field of biopharmaceuticals

LEARNING OUTCOMES

analyse process parameters in the antibiotic production for the purpose of assessing the efficacy of the biotechnological process
explain biotechnological production of vitamins, hormones and products from the marine organisms
explain the development phases and procedures for the production of drugs for human use with an emphasis on viral vaccines
explain the main phases of the biotechnological process of production, isolation and purification of antibiotics for the purpose of preparation of pharmaceutical preparations
explain the specificity of animal cell biomass cultivation
determine antibiotic concentration using microbiological methods for quantitatived determination of antibiotics and ELISA method
determine bacterial susceptibility/resistance to antibiotics and to detect the r antibiotic resistance genes by PCR
describe the products from plant cell cultures
prepare and sterilize cultivation media and to carry out the process of calf subcultivation
outline the general scheme of the biotechnological process of antibiotic production

To enrol in this course, the following courses must be completed:

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