LPhD069 ESR spectroscopy in Food Research

Detaljer
Ansvarligt institutInstitut for Fødevarevidenskab

ForskeruddannelsesprogramFOOD Denmark
 
KursusdatoerBiannual course; next time June 2012.
 
Kursus resuméAim: To introduce the participants to ESR spectroscopy and radical processes in food in theory and in practice. Contents: General introduction to ESR spectroscopy and instrumentation. Radicals in foods, quantification and characterization. Assays for measuring lipid oxidation and anti-oxidative effects. Testing oxidative stability of foods. Simulation of ESR spectra. Spin trapping and spin probes.
 
KursustilmeldingSecretary Lisbet Christensen, Food Chemistry, IFV, +45 3533 3238, LSM@LIFE.KU.DK
 
Deadline for tilmeldingBeginning of June 2012.
 
Pointværdi6 (ECTS)
 
KursustypePh.d.-kursus
 
Rammer for UndervisningThe course contains two parts. Part 1 is one-week course with lectures and practical exercises. Part 2 consists of a one-week individual practical project with relevance to the students' PhD-project.
 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
 
Begrænset deltagerantal10
 
Kursusindhold
The basic theory behind electron spin resonance spectroscopy and the practical aspects and theory of ESR-instruments will be presented with empasis on subjects that are relevant for food studies. Special emphasis will be put on the use of spin trap, spin label and spin probe techniques, and the concomitant extraction of chemical and physical information from ESR spectra of nitroxyl radicals. The use of ESR in connection with studies of oxidation of foods initiated by metal-containing enzymes will also be covered.
 
Undervisningsform
Lectures, practical exercises and individual practical projects.
 
Målbeskrivelse
General knowledge about using ESR-spectroscopy, spin trapping, spin probes and spin labels in food systems, and interpretation of spectra.
Practical experience in operating an ESR spectrometer, and recording ESR spectra of food systems.
 
Kursusmateriale
'Electron Paramagnetic Resonance. A practitioner's toolkit' Eds. M. Brustolon & E. Giamello, Wiley 2009.
 
Kursusansvarlig
Mogens Larsen Andersen, mola@life.ku.dk, Institut for Fødevarevidenskab/Fødevarekemi, Tlf: 353-33262
 
Evalueringsform
Individual written presentations of individual project. The course is passed when the project has been presented satisfactorily.
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
forelæsninger17
teoretiske øvelser0
praktiske øvelser16
forberedelse45
eksamen0
kollokvier0
ekskursioner0
projektarbejde74
vejledning0

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