COST Action 19116
Trace metal metabolism in plants –
PLANTMETALS
Workshop: Transition metals and antioxidative metabolism in serpentinophytes
Location: Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Banja Luka, Mladena Stojanovića 2, 78000 Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, B&H (https://pmf.unibl.org/kontakt/)
Date of event: 29th-31st March 2023
Agenda:
Day I (29th March 2023)
10:00-10:15 h
Opening
10:15-11:00 h
Prof.dr Miloš Mojović, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade
“EPR-Spectroscopy: Principles and applications for exposing oxidative stress in biosystems.”
11:00-11:30 h
Prof. dr Siniša Škondrić Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Banja Luka
“Diversity of serpentinophytes of Bosnia and Herzegovina”
11:30-12:00 h
Coffee break
12:00-12:45h
Dr Filis Morina, Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Department of Plant Biophysics & Biochemistry
“Metal (hyper)accumulation in plant defence response”
12:45-13:15 h
Prof. dr Dijana Mihajlović, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Banja Luka
“Transition metals in soil-origin, chemical species, bioavailability and methods of chemical analysis”
13:15-13:35 h
MSc Ivana Pucar, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Banja Luka
“Morphological and biochemical variability of an obligate serpentinophyte Halacsya sendtneri(Boiss.) Dörfl. (Boraginaceae)”
Day II (30th March 2023)
9:00-10:00 h
Group 1: Quantification of transition metals in the plants and accompanying soils using atomic absorption spectrophotometry –1st part /Sampling, sample preparation for analyses and extraction of metals by acid digestion
10:15-11:30 h
Group 1:Laboratory work: Plant identification methods
9:00-11:30 h
Group 2: Laboratory work: Sample preparation for protein electrophoresis
11:30-12:30 h
Coffee break
12:30-13:30 h
Group2: Quantification of transition metals in the plants and accompanying soils by method of atomic absorption spectrophotometry –1st part /Sampling, sample preparation for analyses and extraction of metals by acid digestion
13:45-15:00 h
Group2: Laboratory work: Plant identification methods
12:30-15:00 h
Group 1: Laboratory work: Sample preparation for protein electrophoresis
Day III (31st March 2023)
9:00-10:00 h
Group 1: Quantification of transition metals in the plants and accompanying soils using atomic absorption spectrophotometry –2nd part/Measurement of the metal contents in the extracts obtained after acid digestion
10:15-11:30h
Group 1: Laboratory work: Identification of serpentinophytes
9:00-10:30
Group 2: Laboratory work: Electrophoresis: in gel activity determination of antioxidant enzymes
11:30-12:30
Coffee break
12-30 -13: 30 h
Group2: Quantification of transition metals in the plants and accompanying soils using atomic absorption spectrophotometry –2nd part/ Measurement of the metal contents in the extracts obtained after acid digestion
13-45-15:00 h
Group 2: Laboratory work: Identification of serpentinophytes
12:30-15:00h
Group 2: Laboratory work: Electrophoresis: in gel activity determination of antioxidant enzymes
Financial support
The Ministry of Scientific and Technological Development, Higher Education and Information Society of the Republic of Srpska