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Course Unit Code617-3029/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SEI40prof. Ing. Jana Seidlerová, CSc.
KUL37doc. Ing. Lenka Kulhánková, Ph.D.
Summary
The course expands students' knowledge of inorganic, organic and physical chemistry, as well as biochemistry. The acquired knowledge forms a necessary basis for subsequent theoretical and practical study of nanotechnologies and bionanotechnologies.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to expand students' knowledge of inorganic, organic, physical chemistry and biochemistry. Students will gain basic ideas about the chemical composition of substances in living organisms, their structure and metabolism.
Course Contents
Lectures:
1. Structures of inorganic compounds, the relationship between the structure and properties of substances.
2. Introduction to the chemistry of nanomaterials and nanostructured materials, the issue of synthesis of nanaostructures from gaseous and liquid media.
3. Synthesis of molecules, nucleation, thermodynamics and kinetics of crystallization, mechanism of crystal growth.
4. Influencing the solubility of a solid in a liquid medium, practical examples.
5. Relationship between structure, properties, reactivity and biological efficiency of organic molecules.
6. Heterocyclic compounds - introduction, nomenclature, classification and properties.
7. Heterocyclic compounds - reactivity and important representatives.
8. Amino acids - structure, classification, properties and meaning.
9. Peptides and proteins - structure, classification, properties and significance.
10. Carbohydrates - structure, classification, properties and meaning.
11. Enzymes - structure, classification, properties and significance.
12. Nucleic acids - composition, types of nucleic acids and their biological significance.
13. Lipids - classification, structure, properties and significance.
14. Alkaloids - classification, structure, properties and meaning.

Exercises:
2 hours once every 14 days
1. Computational exercise - solubility of substances. Laboratory work safety.
2. Monitoring the effect of pH on the particle size of iron oxides.
3. Preparation of metal oxides by hydrolysis.
4. Chemical reactions of carbohydrates and proteins.
5. Chemical reactions of enzymes.
6. Obtaining essential oils.
7. Determination of alkaloids and tannins.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
MCMURRY, John. Organic chemistry. 6th ed. Belmont: Thomson Brooks/Cole, c2004. ISBN 0-534-38999-6.
Berg J.M., Tymoczko J.L.a L. Stryer. Biochemistry, 5 ed., Freeman, NY, 2002. ISBN-10: 0-7167-3051-0.
RAO, C. N. R., A. MÜLLER a A.K CHEETHAM. The chemistry of nanomaterials: synthesis, properties and applications in 2 volumes. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2004. ISBN isbn3-527-30686-2.
VODRÁŽKA, Zdeněk. Biochemie. 2. opr. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1996. ISBN isbn80-200-0600-1.
MCMURRY, John. Organická chemie. Přeložil Jaroslav JONAS. V Brně: VUTIUM ; V Praze, 2007. Překlady vysokoškolských učebnic, sv. 2. ISBN 978-80-214-3291-8.
MULIIN J.W. Crystallization (Fourth Edition), Elsevier, 2001, ISBN978-0-7506-4833-2.
RAO, C. N. R., A. MÜLLER a A.K CHEETHAM. The chemistry of nanomaterials: synthesis, properties and applications in 2 volumes. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2004. ISBN isbn3-527-30686-2.
Recommended Reading:
OZIN, Geoffrey A. a André C. ARSENAULT. Nanochemistry: a chemical approach to nanomaterials. Cambridge: RSC Publishing, c2005. ISBN 0-85404-664-X.
SCHMID, Günter, ed. Nanoparticles: from theory to application. 2nd ed., completely rev. and updated ed. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, c2010. ISBN 978-3-527-32589-4.
KODÍČEK, Milan. Biochemické pojmy: výkladový slovník. Praha: Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, 2004. ISBN isbn978-80-7080-551-0.
Bartovská Lidmila, Šišková Marie: Fyzikální chemie povrchů a koloidních soustav. 5th ed. Praha : VŠCHT Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-7080-579-X.
MURRAY, Robert K. Harperova ilustrovaná biochemie. 5. české vyd., 1. v nakl. Galén. Přeložil Bohuslav MATOUŠ. Praha: Galén, c2012. ISBN isbn9788072629077.
OZIN, Geoffrey A. a André C. ARSENAULT. Nanochemistry: a chemical approach to nanomaterials. Cambridge: RSC Publishing, c2005. ISBN 0-85404-664-X.
SCHMID, Günter, ed. Nanoparticles: from theory to application. 2nd ed., completely rev. and updated ed. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, c2010. ISBN 978-3-527-32589-4.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit30 16
        ExaminationExamination70 35