2020 Faculty Courses School of Life Science and Technology Undergraduate major in Life Science and Technology
Instrumental Analysis in Bioscience
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Life Science and Technology
- Instructor(s)
- Toshiaki Kamachi / Makio Tokunaga / Satoshi Murakami / Hisakazu Mihara / Atsushi Maruyama / Yoshitaka Ishii / Kohji Seio / Toshiya Osada / Hiroyuki Akama / Toshinori Fujie / Nobuhiro Hayashi / Tetsuya Kadonosono
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Tue (H121) / 7-8 Fri (H121)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LST.A242
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course focuses on instrumental analysis, including fluorescence spectroscopy, circular dichroism, NMR, ESR, microscopy, mass spectrometry, chromatography, electrophoresis, flow cytometry and their data treatment. Theory and practical approaches of these experimental methods are given.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to understand :
1) Spectroscopic technique used in biological experiments
2) Chromatography
3) Electrophoresis
4) Microscopy
5) Data analysis
4) Metal ions analysis
5) Computational biochemistry
Keywords
Instrumental analysis, Spectroscopy, Microscopy, Chromatography, Flow cytometry
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
At the beginning of each class, Instrumental Analysis in Bioscience is reviewed. At the end of every classes, students' understanding are accessed by exams.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Chromatography | Theory and analytical applications of chromatography |
| Class 2 | Electrophoresis | Theory and analytical applications of electrophoresis |
| Class 3 | Fluorescence spectroscopy | Theory and analytical applications of fluorescence spectroscopy |
| Class 4 | Immunochemical analysis | Theory and analytical applications of immunochemical analysis |
| Class 5 | Flow cytometry | 免疫化学測定に関する理論と実践 |
| Class 6 | Circular dichroism | Theory and analytical applications of circular dichroism |
| Class 7 | Theory of nuclear magnetic resonance and electron paramagnetic resonance | Therory of NMR and ESR |
| Class 8 | NMR and IR spectra | Practice of NMR and IR |
| Class 9 | Mass spectrometry | Theory and analytical applications of mass spectrometry |
| Class 10 | Magnetic resonance imaging | Theory and applications of MRI |
| Class 11 | X-ray analysis | Theory and analytical applications of X-ray analysis |
| Class 12 | Microscopy | Theory and analytical applications of microscopy |
| Class 13 | Atomic force microscopy | Theory and analytical applications of atomic force microscopy |
| Class 14 | Data analysis and error theory | Theory and analytical applications to data treatment and errors |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
ISBN：978-4-06-139796-5
Reference books, course materials, etc.
ISBN-13: 978-4807906956
Evaluation methods and criteria
At the end of every classes, students' understanding are accessed by exams.
Related courses
- None
Prerequisites
None