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Course, academic year 2026/2027
   
Comparative Biochemistry of Parasites - laboratory course - MB160C17
Title: Praktikum z biochemie parazitů
Czech title: Praktikum z biochemie parazitů
Form of teaching: block practicals
Guaranteed by: Department of Parasitology (31-161)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2026
Duration in semesters: 1
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 2
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/1, C [TS]
Capacity: 12
Maximum number of enrolled students: 12
Min. number of students: 2
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: not taught
Language: Czech
Repeated enrollment: 2 / 2 / 2 / 2
Note: enabled for web enrollment
the course is taught as cyclical
Guarantor: doc. RNDr. Ivan Hrdý, Ph.D.
Class: Horizontální laminární box 120 cm
Biohazard laminární box 200 cm
Stolní chlazená centrifuga univerzální se více rot
Invertovaný mikroskop s fluorescenční kamerou
Elektroforéza DNA horizontální
Zdroj napětí na elektroforézu
Pipetmany (sada)
Termoblok
Mikrocentrifuga stolní
Mikrocentrifuga malá
Dataprojektor
Mikroskop badatelský
Co-requisite : MB160P17
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Annotation -
The course demonstrates basic techniques used for preparation of protist parasites for biochemical experiments. It demonstrates cell homogenization and fractionation using differential and isopycnic gradient centrifugation, spectrophotometric determinations of enzyme activities and liquid chromatography methods of protein purification.
Last update: Hrdý Ivan, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (25.10.2019)
Literature -

Relevant literature: M.P. Deutscher: Guide to Protein Purification. Academic Press 1990.

 

Detailed and up-to-date protocols will available for every projet during the course.

Last update: Hrdý Ivan, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (25.10.2019)
Course assessment methods and requirements for successful completion, grading scheme -

Active participation on the course, mastering of the methods, calculation of kinetic and molecular parameters of the studied proteins, 100% attendance.

Last update: Hrdý Ivan, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (25.10.2019)
Syllabus -

1. Cell homogenization methods

2. Methods of cell fractionation, isolation of organelles

3. Principles of protein separation techniques

4. Enzyme activity determinations, kinetic measurements

5. Protein purification

Last update: Hrdý Ivan, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (25.10.2019)
Learning outcomes -

After completing the course Practical Biochemistry of Parasites, students will be able to independently prepare cultures of unicellular parasites for biochemical analysis, including various methods of effective cell homogenization, cell fractionation, and organelle purification using differential and isopycnic centrifugation. Graduates will master spectrophotometric methods for determining enzyme kinetic parameters (e.g., Km, Vmax), purification and characterization of parasite's proteins using various types of liquid chromatography (e.g., gel filtration, ion exchange chromatography), and the application of other biochemical analytical techniques. Students will be able to interpret experimental data, identify sources of variability and errors, optimize protocols for specific parasites, and work safely with biological material in accordance with laboratory standards, enabling them to successfully pursue advanced biochemical research in parasitology.

Last update: Hrdý Ivan, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (29.01.2026)
The course does not include work placement
 
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