Applied Life Sciences VI
| Numbering Code | G-AGR03 5CA07 LB79 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Intensive, Second semester |
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| Number of Credits | 1 | Course Type | Lecture |
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| Language | Japanese and English | Day/Period | Intensive |
| Instructor name |
UMEZAWA TOSHIAKI (Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere Professor) IFUKU KENTARO (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Plants are recognized as the Producer in the Ecosystem, where plants convert inorganic C, N, and S into organic molecules such as sugars, lipids and proteins, which are the foodstuff for animals and microorganisms. Not only the foodstuff, plants supply us wood as fuel and house construction materials, and fibers and papers. In this lecture, we will introduce the mechanisms in plant cells, especially, photosynthesis and nitrogen assimilation, and cell wall, lignin and secondary metabolites synthesis. | ||
| Schedule and Contents |
1 Photosynthesis1: Plant chloroplasts decompose H2O into H+, electron and O2 under sunlight. The mechanism of electron transfer from water to NADPH is explained. 2 Photosynthesis 2: In chloroplasts, generated H+ and electrons through photosynthesis are converted to NADPH and ATP, and they are utilized as an energy source for assimilation reactions, such as CO2 to sucrose. The chloroplastic assimilatory pathway is explained in detail. 3 Nitrogen and sulfur assimilation: Plants convert inorganic NO3- and NH4+ into amino acids, and SO42- to cystein. The pathways for amino acid production is explained. 4 Cell wall synthesis: Plant cell wall is the most abundant renewable biomass on the earth. The structrure, chemical components, and biosynthetic mechanisms of plant cell wall are explained. Especially, lignin biosynthesis is explained in detail. 5 Tree biology and biochemistry: Biology and biochemistry which are specific to trees are explained. 6 Plant secondary metabolites: Plants produce a large number of secondary metabolites. The biosynthesis of the metabolites is explained. 7 This lecture will be given intensively on afternoon of two to three Mondays. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Credit is evaluated on a short essay for selected topics. | ||
| Course Requirements | This lecture is given in English. | ||
