Plant Chemistry
TeachersMIYAMOTO. Koji
Grade, SemesterYear 3 2nd semest [Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering]
CategorySpecial Subjects
Elective, CreditsElective 2credit
 Syllabus Number5I265

Course Description

Biological roles, biosynthesis and its regulatory mechanisms, and perception and signal transduction of plant hormones will be studied.

Course Objectives

It has been indicated that plant hormones are involved in a variety of growth and physiological phenomena throughout the life cycle. The aim of this course is to understand biological functions, biosynthesis, and signal transduction pathways of plant hormones.

Grading Policy

Final grade will be calculated according to quizzes in each lecture (30%) and the final examination (70%). To pass, students must earn at least 60 points out of 100.

Textbook and Reference

KindTitleAuthorPublisher
Textbook
References"Atarashii syokubutsu horumonn no kagaku 3rd edition (in Japanese)" T. Asami and T KakimotoKodansha, ISBN:978-4061534520
References"Kiso kara manabu syokubutsu taisha seikagaku (in Japanese)"M. Mizutani et al.Yodosha, ISBN:978-4758120906

Requirements(Assignments)

Students have to prepare each lecture by reading the handout posted on LMS and summarizing the content of next lecture in a notebook. This preparation will take one hour.
There will be homework each week. Students should review the questions they did not understand in their homework. Quizzes in each lecture will contain similar questions. This review will take two hours.

Note

Students should review the contents of "Organic chemistry". Handout will be posted on LMS. Part of quizzes will be performed using mobile-MARS.

Schedule

1Plant hormones and secondary metabolites
2Biosynthesis of terpenoid
3Biosynthesis of fatty acid and polyketide
4Biosynthesis of phenolic compounds
5Physiological function, biosynthesis and perception of gibberellins
6Physiological function, biosynthesis and perception of auxin
7Physiological function, biosynthesis and perception of cytokinin
8Physiological function, biosynthesis and perception of abscisic acid
9Physiological function, biosynthesis and perception of ethylene
10Physiological function, biosynthesis and perception of brassinosteroid
11Physiological function, biosynthesis and perception of strigolactone
12Physiological function, biosynthesis and perception of jasmonate
13Physiological function, biosynthesis and perception of salicylic acid
14Florigen and peptide hormone
15Final examination and commentary