Technology of Vitamin and Hormone Production

Code:

39785

ECTS:

4.0

Lecturers in charge:

prof. dr. sc. Višnja Gaurina Srček

Lecturers:

prof. dr. sc. Ivana Radojčić Redovniković - Seminar

prof. dr. sc. Ivana Radojčić Redovniković - Lectures
prof. dr. sc. Kristina Radošević - Lectures
prof. dr. sc. Igor Slivac - Lectures

izv. prof. dr. sc. Marina Cvjetko Bubalo - Laboratory exercises
prof. dr. sc. Kristina Radošević - Laboratory exercises
prof. dr. sc. Igor Slivac - Laboratory exercises

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1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	20
Seminar	10
Laboratory exercises	20

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

Description:

The aim of this course is to make students understand the role of vitamins and hormones, and concepts of their production processes. Students will learn definition, classification, nomenclature, chemical composition and role of vitamins and hormones. The main emphasize will be given to the water- and oil- soluble vitamins and technology of their production. Lectures cover importance of steroid and protein hormones productions approached from biotech standpoint, based on defining parameters for upstream and downstream microbial processes. During lab courses, students will perform synthesis of vitamins and isolation of hormones from natural sources. Analytical methods for quantitative assays will be also discussed.
On successful completion of this course, the students will be able to:
Define the role of vitamins and hormones in organism
Compare chemical and biotechnological methods of commercial vitamin production
Describe and compare production of steroid and protein hormones
Critically discuss rDNa technology in vitamins and hormones production
Calculate mass balance and yield during synthesis, isolation and quantification of vitamins and hormones

Learning outcomes:

Literature:

Kniewald Z (1993) Vitamini i hormoni: proizvodnja i primjena, Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada, Zagreb.,
Combs GF Jr (2008) The vitamins, Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health (3th Edition), Academic Press, Inc.,
Kirk-Othmer (2006) Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New Jersey,
Z. Kniewald i sur (2000) Priručnik za pripravu i izolaciju biološki djelatnih supstancija, Alfej d.o.o., Zagreb,

Prerequisit for:

Enrollment :
Passed : Biochemistry 1
Passed : Biochemistry 2
Passed : Biotechnology 2
Passed : Microbiology
Passed : Transport Phenomena
Passed : Unit Operations

6. semester

Biotehnologija - izborni A - Regular studij - Biotechnology

Consultations schedule:

Technology of Vitamin and Hormone Production