Course name |
Pharmacy |
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Study-unit Code |
A000578 |
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Curriculum |
Comune a tutti i curricula |
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Lecturer |
Claudia Zadra |
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Lecturers |
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Hours |
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CFU |
4 |
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Course Regulation |
Coorte 2022 |
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Supplied |
2025/26 |
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Supplied other course regulation |
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Learning activities |
Affine/integrativa |
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Area |
Attività formative affini o integrative |
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Sector |
AGR/13 |
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Type of study-unit |
Opzionale (Optional) |
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Type of learning activities |
Attività formativa monodisciplinare |
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Language of instruction |
Italian |
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Contents |
Biotransformation of the active ingredients in the complementary medicines and their possible toxic effects. Occurrence of residues and contaminants in medicinal herbs: source, class of contaminants (heavy metals, pesticides, mycotoxins..) and regulatory limits. Adverse effects of these xenobiotic for the human health. |
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Reference texts |
EFSA e EMA Reports C.L. Galli, M. Marinovich, P. Restani – Tossicologia |
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Educational objectives |
Students will be offered the knowledge of the most common pollutants in botanicals andd food supplements. In particular, sources of pollution and the ways of contamination. |
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Prerequisites |
Knowledge of chemistry and biochemistry |
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Teaching methods |
frontal lectures |
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Learning verification modality |
oral discussion |
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Extended program |
risk analysis and risk assessment of contaminants present in phytotherapeutic and herbal products. Reference legislation. Classes of contaminants : mycotoxins, cyanogenic glucosides, heavy metals, pyrrolizidine alkaloids, phenylpropanoids. Examples of contamination and transfer into the finished product |
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Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile |
salute e benessere |
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