Course: Advanced Food Chemistry

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Course title Advanced Food Chemistry
Course code TUTP/TWPC4
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Lapčík Lubomír, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- Introduction to food chemistry, primary and secondary metabolites, primary and secondary contaminants. - Reletionships between structure and properties of individual compounds of food. - Classification, function and basic reaction mechanism aminy individua part sof food. - Essential aminoacids, other aminoacids, biogenic amines. - S-substited derives of cysteine. - Fytosterols and similar compounds. - Essential fatty acids, other fatty acids, important lipids. - Important mono-, oligo- a polysacharides. - Glykosides and derivates of sugars. - Glukosinolates and products of thein decomposition. - Important products of Maillard reaction. - Vitamins, mineral substances and similar compounds. - Phenolic compounds. - Other biologically active substance of food. - Physiological function of biologically active substance of food.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Individual work of students
  • Preparation for examination - 100 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of chemistry, food chemistry and food analysis.
Knowledge of chemistry, food chemistry and food analysis.
learning outcomes
The student has knowledge about food chemistry. He/she is well informed about structure and properties of particular food components.
The student has knowledge about food chemistry. He/she is well informed about structure and properties of particular food components.
teaching methods
Individual work of students
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Individual work of students
Skills
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral examination
Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • Nielsen, S.S. Food Analysis. 2nd Ed.. 1998.
  • Opletal, L. Přírodní látky a jejich biologická aktivita 1. Přehled nutraceutik A. Primární metabolity a obsahové látky strukturovaných biologických systémů. Karolinum Praha, 2008.
  • Opletal, L. Přírodní látky a jejich biologická aktivita 2. Přehled nutraceutik B. Sekundární metabolity rostlin. Karolinum Praha, 2008.
  • Velíšek, J. Chemie potravin I, II, III. Tábor : OSSIS, 2002. ISBN 80-86659-03-8.


Study plans that include the course
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