Beatrix Falch: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2021 |
| Name | Dr. Beatrix Falch |
| Address | Beatrix Falch - Phytocura Hochstr. 51 8044 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | 044 262 65 69 |
| Fax | 044 262 65 69 |
| bfalch@ethz.ch | |
| URL | http://www.phytocura.ch |
| Department | Chemistry and Applied Biosciences |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 535-0349-00L | Laboratory Course Pharmaceutical Biology  | 3 credits | 6P | K.‑H. Altmann, B. Falch, B. Pfeiffer | |
| Abstract | Microscopic analysis of plant material (pharmacopoeia). Chromatographic analysis of medicinal plants, extraction methods, qualitative/quantitative determination of medicinal plant constituents, isolation of natural products, identification/purity determination of herbal drugs and natural products by means of spectroscopic, chemical, and chromatographic methods. | ||||
| Learning objective | Ability to perform phytochemical work at the practical level, knowledge and understanding of the qualitative and quantitative methods available for the analytical characterization of medicinal plants and plant extracts. Understanding the physical, chemical, and chromatographic behaviour of different classes of natural products, such as, e. g., flavonoids. alkaloids, essential oils etc. | ||||
| Content | Microscopic analysis of plant material (in particular with reference to pharmacopoeia specifications). Chromatographic analysis of medicinal plants, different extraction methods, qualitative and quantitative determination of medicinal plant constituents, isolation of natural products, identification and purity determination of herbal drugs and natural products by means of physical, spectroscopic, chemical, and chromatographic methods. | ||||
| Lecture notes | Will be provided at the beginning of the course. | ||||
| Literature | O. Sticher, J. Heilmann, I. Zündorf: Hänsel/Sticher Pharmakognosie Phytopharmazie, 10. Auflage 2014, Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart. Auch möglich: 9. Auflage 2009 (R. Hänsel, O. Sticher: Pharmakognosie Phytopharmazie, Springer Verlag, Berlin) oder 8. Auflage 2007 (R. Hänsel, O. Sticher: Pharmakognosie Phytopharmazie, Springer Verlag, Berlin) - H. Wagner, S. Bladt, Plant Drug Analysis. A Thin Layer Chromatography Atlas, Springer, 1996. - K.P. Adam, H. Becker, Analytik biogener Arzneistoffe, Wiss. Verlagsges. mbH Stuttgart, 2000. - W. Eschrich, Pulver-Atlas der Drogen, 9. Auflage, Deutscher Apotheker Verlag, Stuttgart, 2009. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Requirements: Laboratory course in Pharmaceutical Analytics passed Lecture in Biopharmacy in the same semester or previously Safety concept: https://chab.ethz.ch/studium/bachelor1.html | ||||