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551-0359-00L 6 Credits BSC D-BIOL
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Plant Metabolism

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Samuel C. Zeeman
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:23:45

Abstract

In this block course, students actively participate in ongoing research projects on plant metabolism and are tutored individually by doctoral students and postdocs. In a lecture series, the theoretical background for the projects and their interrelationship is provided, and in a seminar series, students will present their projects as well as discuss topical recent publications.

Content

Participation in the following projects will be possible: Starch biosynthesis, phosphorylation of starch, degradation of starch and its regulation, glucan metabolism, sugar sensing, maltose metabolism, in vitro mutagenesis and biochemistry of pyridoxalphosphate synthase from bacteria and plants, expression and function of pyridoxalphosphate synthase subunits in plants, protein-protein interaction of plant proteins, polyphosphate metabolism in fungi and algae, characterization of phosphate transporters in the VA mycorrhiza and regulation of their expression.

Resources

Lecture Notes

No script

Literature

Lists of individual reading assignments will be handed out.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
BSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance
Die Leistungskontrolle kann in Deutsch oder Englisch absolviert werden.Es wird nur der Hauptexaminator aufgeführt. Weitere Examinatoren: Die oben aufgeführten Dozierenden.

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Plant Metabolism
Permission from lecturers required for all students. Blockkurs im 3. Viertel des Herbstsemesters (beschränkt auf max. 12 Teilnehmende)
  • Tue 13:15-17:00 (LFW D 12)
  • Wed 08:15-17:00 (LFW D 12)
  • Thu 08:15-17:00 (LFW D 12)
  • Fri 08:15-09:00 (LFW D 11)
  • Fri 08:15-17:00 (LFW D 12)
100 h semesterly

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