- Docente: Daria Giacomini
- Credits: 6
- SSD: CHIM/06
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Daria Giacomini (Modulo 1) Emilio Tagliavini (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Chemistry and Materials Chemistry (cod. 8006)
Learning outcomes
The course will give competencies and understanding in medicinal, food and agrochemical organic products.
The student can apply his/her skills to chemical areas of great economic importance in local and national environment.
Course contents
Description of properties and function of selected chemical compounds in medicinal and agro-food chemistry.
Prerequisites: basic knolowledge in organic chemistry on propereties and reactivity of main functional groups, and structure-properties relationships of organic compounds.
Knowledge of saccharides, proteins and lipids.
The course is organized in two modules
Module 1
Medicinal Chemistry
What is an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API)
Analysis of the drug discovery & development processes
Pharmacokinetics, dynamics, and safety.
Case history: antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance phenomena, antiviral, and antipain compounds.
Module 2
Agrochemicals
Pesticides, herbicides, plant groth regulators, and environmental issues.
Sustainability, human & environmental safety and social impact.
Case studies.
Food Chemistry
Selected natural products in food and transformations.
Antioxidants, food preservation, flavoring.
Readings/Bibliography
Lecture Notes
Following books will be used as a reference:
G. L. Patrick, An Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry 4th edition.
P. Cappelli, V. Vannucchi “Principi di Chimica degli Alimenti”, Zanichelli, 2016
A.Gasco, F. Gualtieri, C. Melchiorre Chimica Farmaceutica, CEA, 2020
Teaching methods
Lessons consist in oral sessions that include presentations of contents by current literature and discussions.
An active student participation to the discussion session is strongly recommended to develop problem solving skills.
Assessment methods
Viva voce examination (English or Italian on request) on the course topics.
Teaching tools
Oral lectures and computer presentations that can be retrived on the web platform IoL (Insegnamenti on-line)
Office hours
See the website of Daria Giacomini
See the website of Emilio Tagliavini
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.