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31567 - Phytoderivative Analysis I

Academic Year 2023/2024

                
                        Docente:
                        Federico Falchi
                    
                        Credits:
                        7
                    
                        SSD:
                        CHIM/08
                    
                        Language:
                        Italian
                    
                        Moduli:
                        
                            Federico Falchi
                            (Modulo 1)
                        
                            Eleonora Diamanti
                            (Modulo 2)
                        
                        Teaching Mode:
                        
                                    Traditional lectures (Modulo 1)
                                
                                    Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
                                
                            Campus:
                            Bologna
                        
                            Corso:
                            First cycle degree programme (L) in
                            Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences (cod. 8518)

                            Teaching resources on Virtuale
                        
                                        Course Timetable
                                    
from Oct 10, 2023 to Nov 22, 2023

                                        Course Timetable
                                    
from Nov 03, 2023 to Nov 17, 2023

Learning outcomes

The student will learn the principal spectroscopic and chemical methods for the identification of drugs listed in Eur. Pharmacopoeia

Course contents

The course is composed by lessons and laboratory exercises. Students will be introduced to the theory and application of analytical chemistry methods to the identification of natural products.

Themes:

- Qualitative and quantitative analytical approaches to the identification of herbalist compounds

- Chemical approaches to functional groups determination for the identification of herbalist compounds

- Compound solubility, purity and crystallisation

- Physical constants, including melting point, density, refraction, polarimetry.

- IR and UV spectroscopy

- Chromatography

- TLC aplied to herbalist and essence oils

Readings/Bibliography

V. Cavrini, V.Andrisano. PRINCIPI DI ANALISI FARMACEUTICA, ESCULAPIO.

A. Carrieri et al. MANUALE DI ANALISI QUANTITATIVA DEI MEDICINALI. EdiSES

M. D'Ischia. LA CHIMICA ORGANICA IN LABORATORIO, PICCIN.

R. M. Roberts, J.C. Gilbert, S. F. Martin. CHIMICA ORGANICA SPERIMENTALE. ZANICHELLI, BOLOGNA 200

Teaching methods

PowerPoint slides and analytical chemistry laboratory.

As concerns the teaching methods of this course unit, all students (including all the international incoming exchange students, i.e. ERASMUS) must attend Module 1, 2 online [https://www.unibo.it/it/servizi-e-opportunita/salute-e-assistenza/salute-e-sicurezza/sicurezza-e-salute-nei-luoghi-di-studio-e-tirocinio], while Module 3 on health and safety is to be attended in class. Information about Module 3 attendance schedule is available on the website of your degree programme ("studiare"--"formazione obbligatoria su sicurezza e salute").

Assessment methods

An interview for the theoretical part and an evaluation of the laboratory notebook.

Teaching tools

PowerPoint slides and analytical chemistry laboratory equipments.

Office hours

See the website of Federico Falchi

See the website of Eleonora Diamanti