BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
 
Lectured in 3rd year ChemistrySection biochemistry Optional course biotechnology
3de jaar Chemie optie biochemie
Theory [A] 26.0
Exercises [B] 39.0
Training and projects [C] 0.0
Studytime [D] 156
Studypoints [E] 6
Language of instruction Dutch
Lecturer Katrien STRUBBE
Reference TGCHCB03A23950
 
Key words


Objectives
The students get knownledge on analytical technics, based on immunological, enzymatical; modern extraction methods and specialized detection methods.
They get the ability to preform, understand and evaluate laboratory protocols on isolation, purification and characterisation of biological substances, such as proteins and nucleic acids.


Topics
Theory :
- isolation technics of nucleic acids and of proteins
- electroforesis of proteins
- electroforesis of nucleic acids
- hybridisation and blotting technics
- fluorescence based technics
- cultivation of animal and plant cells
- labeling of nucleic acids and proteins
- antisense method
- ATP detection and enzymatic analysis of food and food components
- biosafety in a biotech lab
Practical :
- Immunodiffusion and immuno-electoroforese and ELISA
- enzymatic foodanalysis with a kit
- restriction enzymanalysis
- agarose electroforesis and Southern blotting of DNA
- PAGE and western blotting of proteins
- quantitative ATP detection with fluorescence spectroscopy

Prerequisites


Final Objectives


Materials used
- teacher's course
- scientific & technical literature


Study costs
7.5 euro and facultative a recent scientific cell biology book of 70-75 euro

Study guidance


Teaching Methods
- lectures
- demonstrations
- exercises


Assessment
- Scoring system :
Theory:
oral examination
Practical:
permanent evaluation

Lecturer(s)
Katrien Strubbe