GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
BIOSYNTHESIS OF SECONDARY METABOLITES IN PLANTS/FRG-3010
Course Title: BIOSYNTHESIS OF SECONDARY METABOLITES IN PLANTS
Credits 3 ECTS 6
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
To provide an information graduate students in basic and applied areas of the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites.
To have an information about the biosynthetic pathways of secondary metabolites.
To have an information about the research methods of biosynthesis.
To have a sufficient information about the definitions of biogenesis and biosynthesis alongwith the pathways of bioactive compounds in bioresources.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  General information about natural product chemistry and secondary metabolites, determination of bioactive compounds
2. Week  Definition of biogenesis,biosynthesis,primary, secondary metabolites, metabolism and the importance of biosynthesis
3. Week  Chemistry and usages of metabolites, microbial metabolites and their importance in biotechnology
4. Week  Research methods of biosynthesis Primary and secondary metabolisms and metabolic pathways
5. Week  Description and classification of enzymatic reactions General information about primary, secondary metabolisms and secondary metabolites
6. Week  Degradation of glucose, glcolysis, pentose-phosphate way,Entner-Doudoroff
7. Week  Biosynthesis pathways of secondary metabolites, pathways of mevalonic, malonic and shikimic acids, Biosynthesis diagrams of secondary metabolites
8. Week  Biosynthesis of carbohydrates
9. Week  Biosynthesis of amino acids and nitrogen-containing compounds
10. Week  Biosynthesis of isoprenoids and steroids
11. Week  Biosynthesis of phenolic compounds and flavonoids
12. Week  Biosynthesis of nitrogen-containing compounds(Amino acids, amines, alkaloids, peptides, proteins, pteridins, porphyrines and nucleic acids)
13. Week  Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites in plant cell cultures, biochemical and molecular conversions in the biosynthesis
14. Week  Presentations and discussions on the studies prepared by the students in the field of biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
50
 Assignment
1
50
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
50
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
3
3
9
 Searching in Internet and Library
4
3
12
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
2
4
8
 Preparing a Presentation
1
4
4
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
6
6
36
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
6
8
48
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
160
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
6.4
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
6
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10
11X
12
13
14X
15
16X
17X
18X
19X
20X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof.Dr.Bilge ŞENER)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://abs.gazi.edu.tr/site/bilgesen‎)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (bilgesen@gazi.edu.tr , bilgesener11@gmail.com)