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Biophysics of Lipids - GDEAFM04
Title: Biophysics of Lipids
Guaranteed by: Department of Biophysics and Physical Chemistry (16-16110)
Faculty: Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové
Actual: from 2024
Semester: both
Points: 0
E-Credits: 0
Examination process:
Hours per week, examination: 0/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: winter:unknown / unknown (unknown)
summer:unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course is intended for doctoral students only
enabled for web enrollment
you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
Guarantor: Mgr. Petra Pullmannová, Ph.D.
prof. PharmDr. Kateřina Vávrová, Ph.D.
Annotation -
The course combines the theory of physics, chemistry, and biology and provides a comprehensive view on the biophysics of different lipid classes. The emphasis is placed on the lipids relevant for medicine and pharmacy, namely nonpolar lipids, amphiphilic compounds (polar lipids), and their supramolecular assemblies. The scope of the course comprises i) the chemical structure of the main lipid classes; ii) physical principles for the description of the lipid behavior; iii) mesophases and the self-assembly; iv) lipids at the phase interface; v) basic theory for the most important technics in lipid biophysics; vi) interactions of lipids with biomacromolecules. Synopsis: • chemical structure of the main lipid classes; • non-covalent interactions (electrostatic, hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic); • physical principles of phase transitions, phase separation and microphase separation, aggregation, crystallization, and surface tension; • mesophases and self-assembly; • long-range and short-range directional and translational order; • lyotropic and thermotropic mesophases; • principles of the methods based on radiation scattering; • principles of spectroscopic methods (absorption, fluorescence, infrared, Raman spectra); • principles of calorimetry (isothermal titration calorimetry, differential scanning calorimetry); • evaluation of the lipid barrier permeability; • Langmuir-Blodgett technics; • amphiphilic compounds, surfactants; • biologically-relevant lipids (biological membranes, lung surfactant, triacylglycerols); • barrier lipids (skin lipid barrier, tear film); • interactions of lipids and biomacromolecules (nucleic acids, proteins).
Last update: Dršatová Dita, Mgr. (22.10.2024)
Literature -

Obligatory:

  • LIPID MAPS® Lipidomics Gateway.
  • Israelachvili, J. N.. Intermolecular and Surface Forces, 3rd edition. USA: Academic Press, 2011, 675 s. ISBN 978-0-12-391933-5.
  • Jones, R. A. L. . Soft Condensed Matter. USA: Oxford University Press, 2002, 220 s. ISBN 978-0-19-850589-1.
  • Girard-Egrot, A. P.; Blum, L. J. . Langmuir-Blodgett Technique for Synthesis of Biomimetic Lipid Membranes.. In Martin, D. K.. Nanobiotechnology of Biomimetic Membranes . USA: Springer US, 2007, s. 23-74. ISBN 978-0-387-37740-7..
  • Gunstone, F. D.; Harwood, J. L.; Padley, F. B.. The Lipid Handbook, Second Edition. Great Britain: CRC Press, 1994, 1311 s. ISBN 978-0-412-43320-7.
  • Lipowsky, R.; Sackmann, E. . Structure and Dynamics of Membranes: I. From Cells to Vesicles. : Elsevier, 1995, 537 s. ISBN 978-0-08-054191-4.
  • Mouritsen, O. G.; Bagatolli, L. A. . Life – as a Matter of Fat: Lipids in a Membrane Biophysics Perspective. : Springer, 2015, 299 s. ISBN 978-3-319-22614-9.

Last update: Dršatová Dita, Mgr. (22.10.2024)
 
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