BTLW100059 Applications of biotechnological production systems


Type
course with continuous assessment
Semester hours
3
Lecturer (assistant)
Klausberger, Miriam , Buyel, Johannes , Ludwig, Roland , Strasser, Richard , Üzülmez, Öykü , Csarman, Florian , Gasser, Brigitte , Göritzer, Kathrin
Organisation
Bioprocess Science and Engineering
Offered in
Wintersemester 2025/26
Languages of instruction
Englisch

Content

A laboratory course to deepen the application of various expression systems:
1. Plants and plant cells: students practice and improve the use of plants for the rapid production of active ingredients using transient expression; The following steps in particular are carried out by the students
1.1 Cultivation and preparation of the necessary bacteria
1.2 Cultivation and preparation of plants and plant cells (as a demonstration)
1.3 Infiltration of plant material
1.4 Product extraction
1.5 Product proof

Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

1. Plant part
- Understanding the steps necessary to prepare Agrobacterium tumefaciens for infiltration into plants and plant cells
- Overview of the small-scale product extraction process
- Methods for quick product detection
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