PROGRAMME:
GENERAL (2 CFU)
Primary and secondary metabolism
Biosynthetic pathways in vascular plants
Secondary metabolites: roles and functions
Definition of officinalis plant, medicinal plant, drug, phytocomplex
Factors influencing the content of active ingredients in a drug.
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AND MEDICINAL PLANTS (4 CFU)
Acetate pathway: fatty acids and polyketides
Scikimate pathway: aromatic amino acids and phenylpropanoids
Mevalonate pathway : terpenoids and steroids
Alkaloids :Alkaloids deriving from ornithine, Alkaloids deriving from tyrosine, Indolic alkaloids, minor alkaloids
Carbohydrates
PAUL M. DEWICK: Medicinal Natural Products.