Bioregulation Chemistry Seminar1
| Numbering Code | G-AGR03 5CB21 SJ79 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Year-round |
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| Number of Credits | 3 | Course Type | Seminar |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | |
| Instructor name |
MIYAGAWA HISASHI (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor) MIYASHITA MASAHIRO (Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Discussion and debate through the presentations on some particular topics related to the chemistry and the action of biologically active organic molecules, in order to understand deeper the methodology and to examine the approach in advancing the research work to write the thesis. | ||
| Course Goals | To find what to do to intensify the novelty of thesis research by surveying the trend and recent progress in the related research fields. | ||
| Schedule and Contents |
Each student is requested to make a review presentation on one of the following topics and lead discussion: 1. Structure activity relationship of biologically-active peptide compounds 2. Regulatory mechamisms of insect molting and metamorphosis 3. Fragmentation mechanisms in mass spectrometry and their application 4. Action mechanisms of neuroactive compounds 5. Disease resistance mechanisms in plants 6. Molecular design of biologically-active compounds 7. Dynamics of plant hormones |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Based on contents and clarity of presentation, and class participation. | ||
| Course Requirements | Basic knowledge of organic chemsitry, biochemistry, plant physiology, entomology, physical chemistry and pesticide chemistry is required. | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Constant surveillance of the research papers published in the important journals of relevant areas is required. | ||
