2017/2018

2019/2020

DM270

BIO/02 (SYSTEMATIC BOTANICS)

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY "LAZZARO SPALLANZANI"

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biomolecolare

3°

(01/10/2019 - 14/01/2020)

3

24 lesson hours

Italian

ORAL TEST

GIROMETTA CAROLINA ELENA - 3 ECTS

Specific background is not required. Basic mycology will be taught at the beginning of the course.

To know how to frame the main types of life cycle of fungi and basic systematics;
- to be able to frame and describe the main cycles and end products, with particular reference to secondary metabolism;
- to know how to frame and describe the dynamics of action of major extracellular enzymes;
- to know how to critically manage the main practical and application aspects.

Fungi as modular organisms: filamentous fungi, yeasts and yeast-like fungi, dimorphic and polymorphic.
Fungal growth, morphogenesis, principles of nutrition.
Asexual reproduction, sexual and parasexual cycle.
The Fungi kingdom: life cycles, brief nods of updated systematics and nomenclature.
Primary and secondary metabolism : cycles and end products; focus on fermentation reactions.
Focus on the chemistry of the main categories of molecules of biotechnological interest.
Extracellular enzymes: reactions, processes, substrates, influence of environmental factors.
The fungal genome: chromosomes and mini chromosomes, mitochorial genes, plasmides, transposable elements.
Genetic and genomic aspects of primary and secondary metabolism.
Practical aspects of the application of fungi in biotechnology: crop management, instruments and laboratory practices.

Frontal lesson.

All the material will be uploaded to Kiro.
No particular textbooks are suggested. The teaching material is based on the files relating to the presentations used in the lesson as well as in-depth (partly optional) material selected by the teacher. Part of the material may be in English because not available in Italian.

Written questionnaire to be taken together with Module 1.