OVERVIEW

The course provides basic training in plant biology to enable the student to better understand the mechanisms and peculiarities of metabolic processes leading to the formation of plant compounds of pharmaceutical interest.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The Plant Biology module provides basic knowledge of plant organisms, preparatory to the study of plant drugs.
In the Bioactive Constituents of Plant Drugs module, the main classes of secondary metabolites present in plant drugs of pharmaceutical interest are systematically described, with an outline of the main metabolic pathways in higher plants.

TEACHING METHODS

Any Student with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or with any special needs, shall reach out to the Lecturer(s) and to the dedicated SLD Representative in the Department ( Prof. Luca Raiteri, Luca.Raiteri@unige.it ) before class begins, in order to liaise and arrange the specific learning methods and ensure proper achievement of the learning aims and outcomes. VERY IMPORTANT: any request for compensatory tools and adaptations in the exam MUST be done within 10 working days before the date of the exam according to the instructions that can be found at https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa/comunicazioni

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ANGELA BISIO (President)

GUENDALINA OLIVERO

PAOLO GIORDANI (President Substitute)

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

See details in each of the respective teaching modules

ASSESSMENT METHODS

See details in each of the respective teaching modules

Exam schedule