Course title
昆虫利用学   [Application of entomology]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 3  Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 01AN3408
Instructor(s)
天竺桂 弘子, 岩渕 喜久男   [TABUNOKI Hiroko]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
Insects are familiar to Japanese people because they use insects for some industrial goods, such as clothes historically. Insect’s forms, body colors and behaviors are diverse and very attractive creatures. In the field of agriculture, insects cause serious damage to agricultural crops and some insect species that are classified as agricultural pests. While other insects are useful for human life. For example, insects can help the change of the structure of compound by their metabolism cycle. This system can be utilized for development of medicines.
In this lecture we understand insects from their physiological and biochemical perspectives and we discuss what these systems can be utilized for human life.
Expected Learning
To obtain the knowledge of insect physiology and biochemistry, and student can apply this knowledge to industrial goods. https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
1. Introduction to insects
2. Insect nutrition and foods
3. Respiration system
4. Lipid transport and storage system
5. Insect enzymes for drug metabolism
6. Molecular mechanism of light response
7. Stress response
8. Water creation and hold
9. Insect hormones
10. Immune response
11. Immune defense
12. The system for protein production and industrilization
13. Diapause for adaptation of environment
14. Relation of insects
15. Examination

Prerequisites
It is desirable the student learned agricultural entomology I or II.
The lecture performs according to our standard time.
Required Text(s) and Materials
You can obtain the materials form Moodle.
References
Some additional readings will be introduced in lectures.
Assessment/Grading
We evaluate by contribution in the class (30%), and final examination (70%).
Message from instructor(s)
We hope students improve their understanding of insect physiology and biochemistry. Also, we hope how student can use this knowledge.
Course keywords
insect physiology, insect biochemistry
Office hours
Please get an appointment with your instructor by e-mail.
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Lecture Language
Japanese
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1/27/2020 4:37:06 PM