31567 - Phytoderivative Analysis I

Academic Year 2022/2023

  • Moduli: Federico Falchi (Modulo 1) Federica Belluti (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)

Learning outcomes

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

Course contents

he 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.

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 Federica Belluti

See the website of Federico Falchi

SDGs

Good health and well-being Clean water and sanitation Responsible consumption and production Climate Action

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.