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| BOTA0321-1 | Botanical introduction to pharmacognosy, partim B: biotechnology | ||||||||
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| Duration : | 10h Th, 5h Pr | ||||||||
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| Holder(s) : | Vincent Demoulin, Jacques Dommes | ||||||||
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| Course contents : | 90 minutes are dedicated to mushrooms used in industrial pharmaceutical fermentations (mainly yeast and filamentous mushrooms of the ascomycetes group). 60 minutes are dedicated to strain isolation, characterization, and culture methods in mycology. 3 hours are dedicated to a refresher in genetics which is required for a good understanding of genetic engineering and its application to fungi, especially in the production of recombinant proteins. 90 minutes are dedicated to the basics of plant physiology and their application to the propagation of plant organisms (including in vitro techniques). 90 minutes are dedicated to genetic engineering of higher plants and its application in the production of molecules. 90 minutes are dedicated to the presentation of examples of genetic engineering and associated legal issues. | ||||||||
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| Course objective : | The course introduces students to current or future drug production methods using plants (including fungi, but excluding bacteriae). | ||||||||
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| Prerequisites : | Partim A and biochemistry and genetics basics. | ||||||||
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| Workshops : | The sessions are divided into the following modules: (1) preparation of fungal and higher plant cell cultures as well as genetic engineering demos (2 hours), (2) monitoring of fungal cultures (90 minutes) (3) monitoring of higher plant in vitro cultures and demos (90 minutes). | ||||||||
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| Organization : | Lectures (theory): Wednesday morning, 2 courses will take place from 8.45 to 12.00 - Ancien Institut de Botanique (MLE), rue Fusch, 3 - 4000 Liège (Rotonde classée, côté rue Louvrex). The others will take place on Wednesday morning in the main lecture room of the Institut de Botanique B.22, Sart Tilman. Practical Exercises: Wednesday afternoon (detailed schedule tbd), unless otherwise specified , at the Institut de Botanique B.22, Sart Tilman (salle de TP, level -1). | ||||||||
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| Written notes : | Partial notes (full for fungi) with illustrations will be provided. Reference books: The UD Botanique has several interesting works for students interested by further informations and they will be presented, but they are not necessary for the understanding of the course. | ||||||||
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| Assessment : | Written exam. | ||||||||
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| Contacts : | Institut de Botanique, B22 (P70), Sart Tilman V. Demoulin, professeur ordinaire 04.366.38.53, e-mail: V. Demoulin@ulg.ac.be G. Castillo, tutor 04.366.38.62, e-mail: G.Castillo@ulg.ac.be R. Gago, technician 04/366.38.64 J.Dommes, professeur ordinaire 04.366.38.99, e-mail: J.Dommes@ulg.ac.be | ||||||||
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ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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