2018/2019

2019/2020

DM270

BIO/10 (BIOCHEMISTRY)

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY "LAZZARO SPALLANZANI"

EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED BIOLOGY

Bioanalisi

2°

1st semester (01/10/2019 - 14/01/2020)

6

48 lesson hours

Italian

ORAL TEST

CHIARELLI LAURENT ROBERT (titolare) - 3 ECTS
CHIARELLI LAURENT ROBERT (titolare) - 3 ECTS

To better attend the course, adequate knowledge of biochemistry and molecular biology is required.

The course is aimed to the description of the role of biochemistry and biotechnology in the industrial world. In this context, the course deal with the different biochemical processes involved in the various industrial processes, as well as the strategies used for the production of recombinant and bio-engineered enzymes, and their application in industry.

Engineering, production, purification and characterization of enzyme with industrial application. Host organisms, strain improvement and physiological optimization. Process design and yield optimization. Screening techniques, protein and metabolic engineering. Main families of industrial enzymes: biochemical features and commercial relevance. Industrial strategies of production, purification and formulation of commercial enzymes.
Fermentation processes in pharmaceutical industry: production of vitamins, antibiotics, amino acids, therapeutic proteins. Practical applications of fermentation processes and enzymes in the agro-food industries: production of bread, wine and beer, diary, sweeteners. Fermentations and enzymes in biofuels production. Enzymes in the textile industry, in detergency and tannery. Garbage and wastewater management

Frontal lessons.

Enzymes in Industry: Production and Applications. 2007. Wolfgang Aehle (Ed). John Wiley & Sons
Biochimica industriale: Enzimi e loro applicazioni nella bioindustria. 2001. R. Verga, M.S. Pilone. Springer Science & Business Media

Oral exam aimed at ascertaining the achievement of the objectives of the course.