What you'll learn:
- What is phytochemistry and why study it
- Understand the secondary metabolism of plants
- Know the main classes of secondary metabolites
- Some methods to study plant extracts
- Some methods of structural elucidation
- Biotechnological applications of plants and its constituents
Phytochemistry is the area that comprises the study of chemical substances found in plants, including the metabolism that originates these compounds, their ecological context, their production by plants, their classification, isolation, and potential applications for human use, including applications in areas such as medicine, cosmetics, and food industry. Thus, this course aims to introduce the viewer to this fascinating world of phytochemistry by addressing the topics of secondary metabolism, types of secondary metabolites, methods of studying plant extracts, an overview of structural elucidation techniques, and biotechnological applications.
This introductory course has theoretical classes on the subjects covered in the form of a video, and at the end of each section, there is a Quiz on the content to be answered. In some classes, a scientific article is added as an additional resource for further reading on the topic. The course is divided into 6 main sections:
Introduction to phytochemistry
Secondary metabolism
Secondary metabolites
Plant investigation methods
An overview of Structural identification methods
Biotechnological applications of natural products
So if you ...
Want to know the area of phytochemistry
Want to know what kind of molecules can be found in plants
Are you curious to understand the principles of isolation techniques of molecules of a plant
Want to know the main techniques for identifying compounds isolated from a plant
Want to know what is the role of plant molecules in nature
Wish to know how to look for plants that may be useful in medicine
Would like to know the usefulness of plants in the food industry, agriculture, among others
Would like to know how to search plant molecules in a small-molecule database (PUBCHEM)
... this introductory course is for you!
