PROD232-24S2 (C) Semester Two 2024

Natural Products Properties and Production

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 July 2024
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 28 July 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 29 September 2024

Description

Classes and sources of natural products, with an emphasis on extracted components such as microbial metabolites or essential oils from plants, are described and characterised. Cultural issues surrounding the ownership and use of native flora and fauna. The design, operation, performance and advantages/disadvantages of current production methods such as steam distillation and solvent extraction are described. Laboratory practical exercises in extraction and analysis of natural products.

The course aims to introduce different chemical classes of metabolites in plants and other natural resources, as well as educating students on the fundamental aspects of extracting bioactive compounds from these sources. Other key objectives of the course include creating graduates with an awareness of the importance of natural resources that people of all origins have been using since ancient times, and encouraging them to be ethical and respectful when using resources from nature in formulated products and pay attention to their sustainability. In addition, students will learn about toxicities of natural resources, the regulatory framework related to nature-based products and be responsible when creating such new formulations. They will learn a range of useful laboratory techniques though the experimental sessions and will develop practical problem solving skills, teamwork abilities and presentation skills through various classroom and laboratory activities.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of the course, you will be able to:
  • Have a broad knowledge of the major classes of natural products and be able to describe several detailed examples for each.

  • Understand the need, when developing product concepts, to consider issues around Māori and indigenous knowledge, traditional use, cultural perspectives and ownership of native flora and fauna in view of the Treaty of Waitangi.

  • Be able to describe appropriate methods for the extraction and purification of natural products from a range of sources, mainly from a technical perspective but also considering traditional and contemporary Māori and other indigenous cultural views.

  • Have fundamental practical laboratory skills in the extraction, purification and analysis of natural products.

  • Read and understand scientific literature, improve skills on presenting scientific material and team working ability.

  • Have an understanding about toxicology of natural products, the responsible use of compounds extracted from natural sources and global regulatory framework related to natural product formulations.

  • Build early connections with industry experts in the field.

Prerequisites

Timetable 2024

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 14:00 - 15:00 -
Jack Erskine 241 (15/7-19/8, 9/9-30/9, 14/10)
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00 Jack Erskine 240
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct
Computer Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 10:00 - 13:00 Len Lye 201 Computer Lab 2
29 Jul - 4 Aug
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 15:00 - 18:00 West 230 Formulation Lab
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00 Jack Erskine 240
22 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Pram Lakmi Abhayawardhana

Course Administrator

Alison Lowery

Lecturers

Hossein Najaf Zadeh , Anastassiya Lazareva and Ian Shaw

Assessment

Laboratory activities: 25%
Engagement: 5%
Case study and presentation: C
ECO order assignment: 15%
Test: 40%

Total: 100%

Notes

The prerequisite for this course is PROD235 or CHEM112

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,059.00

International fee $6,000.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Product Design .

All PROD232 Occurrences

  • PROD232-24S2 (C) Semester Two 2024