- Docente: Roberta Budriesi
- Credits: 6
- SSD: CHIM/08
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Roberta Budriesi (Modulo 1) Roberta Budriesi (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Pharmacy (cod. 9219)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student has chemical-technological skills on functional foods, medicinal foods, food supplements and nutraceuticals. The course allows the student to deepen the chemical composition of secondary metabolites with particular attention to their nutraceutical properties. In particular, the student acquires knowledge on the mechanism of action prevalent in the methods of preparation of nutraceutical products.
Course contents
The course provides the student with an overview of food chemistry on both the nutritional and non-nutritional components. For this purpose, the chemistry of natural substances is studied: ways of separating secondary metabolites from the food matrix, quantification and identification of the same. These topics are also the subject of single seat exercises. The course also provides an overview of how the phytocomplexes extracted from food matrices are conveyed in the body. A part of the course is devoted to their applications in human health taking into consideration various topics that may be the subject of the advice in the pharmacy.
Readings/Bibliography
Mannina Luisa, Daglia Maria, Ritieni Alberto: la chimica degli Alimenti - Nutrienti e Aspetti Nutraceutici, CEA - Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
Paul M. Dewick: Chimica, biosintesi e bioattività delle sostanze naturali. Piccin
Teaching methods
Theoretical lessons and practical exercises
Assessment methods
Oral examination
Teaching tools
Slides of the lessons
Office hours
See the website of Roberta Budriesi
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.