II anno XXXXI

1 CFU (8 hours)  Natural organic compounds of food and pharmaceutical interest  
 
 
 
 
 
Teacher Dr Marco Franceschin    
Course Dates Time Where
Techniques for the study and
characterization of secondary
metabolites; main biogenetic
pathways
Acetate and mevalonate pathway:
terpenes and cannabinoids
23/06/2025 16.00 – 18.00  TBD
Shikimic acid pathway: flavonoids
Examples of secondary metabolites
with known biological activity
30/06/2025 16.00 – 18.00   TBD
Alkaloids: examples of natural
antitumoral compounds
Natural antioxidants (polyphenols,
vitamin E and vitamin C)
Nutrition facts label: food and drug
additives (preservatives and
colorants)
07/07/2025 16.00 – 18.00   TBD
Module 3 “quality” of the dossier:
structure and information; basis of
GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice)
14/07/2025 16.00 – 18.00   TBD
1 CFU (8 hours)  Multidimensional mass spectrometry for applications in the (bio) chemical, pharmaceutical and food fields    
Teacher Dr Davide Corinti    
Course Dates Time Where
Introduction to Mass Spectrometry  20/01/2025 16.00 – 18.00 Aula B CU019
Ion sources (ESI, APCI, MALDI, APPI) and their application in life sciences
Ion activation methods (CID, UVPD, IRPD, EXD) with examples
22/01/2025 16.00 – 18.00 Aula B CU019
Ion mobility-MS and its use for complex biological matrices and native mass spectrometry of biomolecular ions 27/01/2025 16.00 – 18.00 Aula B CU019
MALDI imaging for clinical diagnosis and analysis of biological tissues  29/01/2025 16.00 – 18.00 Aula B CU019
       
1 CFU (8 hours)  Development of NMR protocols for food analysis    
Teacher Dr Mattia Spano    
Course Dates Time Where
Novel foods: definition 21/01/2025 14.00 – 16.00 Aula B CU019
The case study of Canapa 28/01/2025 14.00 – 16.00 Aula B CU019
The case study of Insect 04/02/2025 14.00 – 16.00 Aula B CU019
Advanced methodologies to study novel foods 11/02/2025 14.00 – 16.00 Aula B CU019
1 CFU (8 hours)  Advanced methodologies for studying complex matrices    
Teacher Prof Andrea Calcaterra    
Course Dates Time Where
Introduction to natural products, extraction, isolation, and structure elucidation. Classifications in synthetic methodology, retrosynthetic analysis, synthons and reagents, group disconnections 20/01/2025 14.00 – 16.00 Aula B CU019
Regio- and chemoselectivity. Asimmetric synthesis, chiral auxiliary, racemic resolution. Useful reactions in total synthesis 22/01/2025 14.00 – 16.00 Aula B CU019
Useful reactions in total synthesis. Control of stereochemistry. Catalytic asymmetric reactions 27/01/2025 14.00 – 16.00 Aula B CU019
Total synthesis of thyroxine, longifolene, reserpine, strychnine 29/01/2025 14.00 – 16.00 Aula B CU019
1 CFU (8 hours)  Cycle of advanced lessons    
Teacher Prof Stefano Stranges    
Course Dates Time Where
Chiral photon/chiral molecule interaction as a spectroscopic tool for chiral recognition 24/06/2025 9.00-11.00  Aula B CU019
Teacher Prof Maria Elisa Crestoni    
Course Dates Time Where
Exploring the intrinsic properties of
bioinorganic complexes by ion-
molecule reactions
09/07/2025 14.00 – 16.00 Aula C CU018
Teacher Prof Alessia Ciogli    
Course Dates Time Where
A dynamic approach to investigate the stereochemical (in)stability of chiral compounds 30/01/2025 11:00 – 13:00 Aula B CU019
Teacher Prof. Luisa Mannina    
Course Dates Time Where
NMR methodologies in the study of complex   TBD   TBD   TBD
Teacher Prof Barbara Chiavarino    
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Advanced ion spectroscopy techniques: identification and structural characterization 07/07/2025 14.00-16.00 Aula Carelli CU019
Teacher Prof. Giancarlo Fabrizi    
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Click chemistry, a powerful molecular assembly tool for the widest range of   TBD   TBD  TBD 

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