Application of Enzymes in Organic Synthesis 1200-3MON7Z
The lecture covers the following topics:
- general information concerning of enzymes,
- classification of enzymes,
- enzyme kinetics,
- regulation of enzymatic activity,
- pros and cons of biocatalysis,
- organic synthesis catalysed by oxyreductases, lyases, isomerases, hydrolases, transferases and ligases,
- biocatalysis in organic solvents,
- characteristics of extremophilic enzymes.
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
After the completion of the course the following tasks should accomplished:
- enzymes as catalysts,
- kinetics of enzymatic reactions,
- classicication of enzymes,
- general knowledge of enzymatic methods for synthesis organic compounds.
Assessment criteria
Credit for a grade (test with closed questions).
0% - 50% 2
51% - 60% 3
61% - 70% 3,5
71% - 80% 4
81% - 90% 4,5
91% -100% 5
Practical placement
Does not concern.
Bibliography
1.Lubert Stryer, Biochemistry, W.H. Freeman and Company, New York and Basingstoke, 1995
2.Robert K. Murray, Daryl K. Granner, Peter A. Mayes, Victor W. Rodwell, Harpers Biochemistry, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York, 2000
3. Reginald H. Garrett, Charles M. Grisham, Biochemistry, Brooks/Cool Cengage Learning, Boston, 2010
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