Medicinal Phytochemistry

Code	10245
Year	2
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	PL(30H)/T(30H)
Scientific area	Química Medicinal
Mode of delivery	Presence with e-learning
Work placements	N/A
Learning outcomes	The student must identify and correlate medicinal plants and their chemical and biological properties. Relate the active constituents and its therapeutic interest. Identify the phytochemical products according to their therapeutic uses and toxicity. To know the different groups of natural compounds according to the extraction, isolation and identification of active constituents, quality control, chemical structure and structure-activity relationship.
Syllabus	Main chemical constituents derived from primary metabolism: carbohydrates, vegetal lipids, compounds with nitrogen Phenolic compounds Terpenoids and steroids Alkaloids Major medicinal plants Methods of extraction and identification Methods for evaluating the bioactivity - antioxidant activity
Main Bibliography	1. Pharmacognosie, phytochimie, plantes médicinales, Bruneton, J., Editions Techniques et Documentation, 3eme edition, 1999. 2. Farmacognosia e fitoquímica , Proença da Cunha, A. (Ed.), Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2005. 2. Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy, Evans, W.C., Edinburgh: Saunders , 2002.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.