Biocatalysis and Metabolic Ingeneering   (436B2)

Academic year:

2024/2025.

Attendance requirements:

202A2 / 202B2

ECTS:

8

Study level:

Study programs:

Teacher:

Radivoje M. Prodanović, Ph.D.
full professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Assistants:

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Hours of instruction:

Weekly: four hours of lectures + two hours of exercises (4+2+0)

Goals:

Introducing students to the basic mechanisms of biocatalysis and stabilization of biocatalysts by chemical modification and immobilization with the aim of applying them in non-aqueous media, organic syntheses, pharmaceutical, chemical and food industries, biosensors, biofuel cells, enzyme-based logic circuits and nanobiotechnology.

Outcome:

Enabling students to use biocatalysts in real conditions in industry and in laboratories within scientific research.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, public presentation of the term papers.

Extracurricular activities:

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Coursebooks:

• Adrie J. J. Straathof, Patrick Adlercreutz: Applied Biocatalysis, Harwood Academic Publishers, 2000.
• Andreas S. Bommarius, Bettina R. Riebel: Biocatalysis - Fundamentals and Applications, Wiley-VCH, 2004.
• K. Drauz, H. Groeger, O.May: Enzyme Catalysis in Organic Synthesis, Wiley-VCH 2012.
• Selected papers.

Additional material:

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Lectures:

10 points (4 hours a week)

Exercises:

20 points (2 hours a week)

Semester papers:

20 points

Oral exam:

50 points