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Course syllabus FKF3320 (Spring 2017–)2017 februari: 06., 07., 08., 09., 13., 14., 15., 16. februari 2017, 8-10, FPT Rånby rum
Carbohydrate structure and chemistry
Chemical, enzymatic, chromatographic, electrophoretic, and spectroscopic, especially mass spectrometric methods in polysaccharide analysis
Determination of the substitution pattern of polysaccharide derivatives with focus on cellulose ethers
Eight lectures including small exercises, home assignment/presentation
Give reasons for the importance of structure elucidation of polysaccharides
Activate knowledge on carbohydrate structure and chemistry with respect to error sources in analysis
Explain the general approach of comprehensive polysaccharide analysis
Describe the principle and methods for
- the sugar constituent analysis of polysaccharides
- the linkage pattern analysis
- oligosaccharide sequencing by mass spectrometry
- molecular mass determination
- location of non-sugar substituents in polysaccharide derivatives
Give examples for the application of enzymes in polysaccharide analysis
Know methods of quantification in carbohydrate
Basic knowledge about polysaccharide structure and chemistry.
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If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
In order to pass the course, absence on maximum two lectures is allowed. Those missing a lecture lecture/seminar receive an assignment which covers the particular topic. This assignment will be handed in either as a report or presented during a seminar.
All students are required to give a seminar presenting an article or the solution to a given problem of carbohydrate analysis.
Group size: 18
Application to: Petra Mischnick, petramis@kth.se
Last day of application January 2017-01-31
