Develop theoretical and experimental skills in the botanical-pharmaceutical field, through the study of drugs of plant origin.
Provide the basic knowledge on the origins and development of the pharmacopoeia in its ethnobotanical origins and on the phototherapeutic use of the most important medicinal species.
Provide the basic knowledge on the origins and development of the pharmacopoeia in its ethnobotanical origins and on the phototherapeutic use of the most important medicinal species.
teacher profile teaching materials
(1 CFU)
Plants Biodiversity of pharmaceutical interest. Main families of medicinal interest and common pharmacological features. Study of the main plant species of medicinal and interest: botanical description, geographical distribution, part of the plant used, active principles of pharmaceutical interest, mechanism of action, pharmaceutical forms.
(2 CFU + LAB)
Products of primary and secondary metabolism. Role of secondary metabolites in plants. Compartmentation and accumulation. Secretion and secondary metabolism. Metabolism of secretion and secretory systems. The biosynthesis of plant secondary metabolites. Mechanisms to produce substances of pharmaceutical interest. Endogenous and exogenous factors, which influences the production of active ingredients in plants of pharmaceutical interest.
(2 CFU)
Programme
Phytotherapy, Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology. Historical development of the use of medicinal plants from the ancient time to the modern age. Medical school in the ancient times. Natural pharmacy, medicinal plants. Drugs and Natural products.(1 CFU)
Plants Biodiversity of pharmaceutical interest. Main families of medicinal interest and common pharmacological features. Study of the main plant species of medicinal and interest: botanical description, geographical distribution, part of the plant used, active principles of pharmaceutical interest, mechanism of action, pharmaceutical forms.
(2 CFU + LAB)
Products of primary and secondary metabolism. Role of secondary metabolites in plants. Compartmentation and accumulation. Secretion and secondary metabolism. Metabolism of secretion and secretory systems. The biosynthesis of plant secondary metabolites. Mechanisms to produce substances of pharmaceutical interest. Endogenous and exogenous factors, which influences the production of active ingredients in plants of pharmaceutical interest.
(2 CFU)
Core Documentation
Maugini E. Maleci Bini L. Maritti Lippi M. Botanica Farmaceutica Ed Piccin 2014 9° edizioneAttendance
Obligatory frequency only for laboratory testsType of evaluation
The evaluation will be based on an written and an oral test. teacher profile teaching materials
The professor receives every day by appointment via e-mail: alessandra.cona@uniroma3.it
Programme
Products of primary and secondary metabolism: the functional role of secondary metabolites in plants. Bioactive compounds: substances with therapeutic potential not considered nutrients in the classical sense. The biosynthetic pathways of secondary metabolites. Phenolic compounds, terpenoids, and nitrogen-containing metabolites. Production strategies: accumulation and induction. Compartmentalisation and sites of accumulation. The plasticity of secondary metabolism: endogenous and exogenous factors influencing the production of bioactive compounds. In vitro production and biotechnological processes used to enhance the production of pharmacologically active compounds in plants. Applications in phytotherapy and dietary supplements.The professor receives every day by appointment via e-mail: alessandra.cona@uniroma3.it
Core Documentation
Botanica farmaceutica, Elena Maugini, Laura Maleci Bini, Marta Mariotti Lippi; Piccin-Nuova LibrariaReference Bibliography
1) Chimica, Biosintesi e Bioattività delle Sostanza Naturali. Dewick Paul M. Piccin. 2) Molecole Bioattive delle piante. Massimo Maffei; Published by the author. 3) Botanica Farmaceutica. Storia, attivtà ed impieghi delle piante medicinali. Marcello Nicoletti; EdisesAttendance
In presence (remote teaching for the categories of students authorized by the University)Type of evaluation
The written examination will consist of multiple-choice questions and/or open-ended questions on phytotherapeutic agents and/or nutraceuticals covered during the lectures.