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Bachelor's Thesis
Author of thesis: Adriana Kokojanová
Acad. year: 2025/2026
Supervisor: prof. RNDr. Ivana Márová, CSc.
Reviewer: Ing. Vojtěch Bureš
This bachelor thesis deals with the characterization of the yeast Rhodotorula toruloides and the determination of its growth characteristics along with metabolic activity. The aim of this bachelor thesis was to extract extracellular biopolymers of the yeast Rhodotorula toruloides and to determine whether they can be used for the preparation of nanoparticles that could serve as carriers of active substances with antioxidant or antimicrobial effects. The theoretical part describes the characterization of yeasts and microalgae producing active intra-and extracellular substances such as fatty acids, lipids, polysaccharides and carotenoids. The procedures for the preparation and characterization of nanoparticles, especially based on polysaccharides, are discussed. The active substances with which further work was carried out in the experimental part are also listed. In the experimental part, the change in biomass and extracellular biopolymer production was determined when the nitrogen concentration in the production medium changed. The yeast Rhodotorula toruloides was cultivated and its extracellular polysaccharides were extracted. From them, selenium nanoparticles were prepared by ascorbic acid reduction and organic nanoparticles by polyelectrolyte complementation method. The most stable particles were measured for antioxidant effect using DPPH, antimicrobial effect using a disc test, and finally a skin test was performed. The most stable particles were organic nanoparticles with vitamin E prepared by polyelectrolyte complementation method, their size was 463,8±10,5 nm and zeta potential was 21,95±0,64 mV. The particles had an encapsulation efficiency of 88,16±0,27 % and showed antioxidant effect, but did not show any antimicrobial effect. The prepared particles show potential for use in cosmetics and pharmacy. Future work could be focused on adding antimicrobial effect to the particles, and a deeper optimization of the particle preparation could be performed, which would focus on increasing the encapsulation of hydrophilic active substances.
Nanoparticles, Rhodotorula toruloides, yeast, exopolysaccharides
Date of defence
11.06.2026
Result of the defence
Defended (thesis was successfully defended)
Grading
B
Process of defence
Obhajoba proběhla podle následujícího schématu: prezentace student-vyjádření vedoucí/ho-oponentský posudek-reakce na posudek-diskuse s komisí. Studentka přednesla velmi dobrý výtah výsledků své bakalářské práce, zodpověděla dotazy oponentské i členů komise, reagovala na připomínky k bakalářské práci. V diskusi tak studentka prokázala velmi dobrou schopnost orientace v teoretických i praktických základech problematiky bakalářské práce. Komise, s uvážením hodnocení v posudku a vyjádření vedoucí/ho, zhodnotila její bakalářskou práci celkově jako velmi dobrou. Pekař: Co má za funkci selen? Kozáková: Jak měla vypadat finální struktura enkapsulované nanočástice? Dzik: Proč selenové nanočástice?
Language of thesis
Czech
Faculty
Fakulta chemická
Department
Institute of Physical and Applied Chemistry
Study programme
Chemistry for Medical Application (BPCP_CHMA)
Composition of Committee
prof. Ing. Miloslav Pekař, CSc. (předseda) doc. Ing. Zdenka Kozáková, Ph.D. (člen) prof. Ing. Stanislav Obruča, Ph.D. (místopředseda) doc. Ing. Vojtěch Enev, Ph.D. (člen) doc. Ing. Petr Dzik, Ph.D. (člen)
Supervisor’s reportprof. RNDr. Ivana Márová, CSc.
Grade proposed by supervisor: A
Reviewer’s reportIng. Vojtěch Bureš
Grade proposed by reviewer: B
Responsibility: Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Odstrčilová