GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
METABOLISM OF AMINOACIDS/BYO-5220
Course Title: METABOLISM OF AMINOACIDS
Credits 2 ECTS 8
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
Knows Amino acids definition and classification
Learns Digestion of proteins and amino acids
Learns Urea Cycle
Understands General metabolism of amino acids
Knows Glycine,Serine, alanine, cysteine, methionine synthesis, metabolism, metabolic disorders
Learns Threonine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, synthesis, metabolism, metabolic disorders
Understands Aspartate, asparagine, glutamate, glutamine synthesis, metabolism, metabolic disorders
Knows Arginine, lysine, hydroxylysine, histidine synthesis, metabolism, metabolic disorders
Learns Phenylalanine, tyrosine,Tryptophan synthesis, metabolism, metabolic disorders
Learns Proline, hydroxyproline synthesis, metabolism, metabolic disorders
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Amino acids definition and classification
2. Week  Digestion of proteins and amino acids
3. Week  Transamination, transporting amine group
4. Week  Urea Cycle
5. Week  General metabolism of amino acids
6. Week  Glycine synthesis, metabolism, metabolic disorders
7. Week  Serine, alanine, cysteine, methionine synthesis, metabolism, metabolic disorders
8. Week  Threonine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, synthesis, metabolism, metabolic disorders
9. Week  Aspartate, asparagine, glutamate, glutamine synthesis, metabolism, metabolic disorders
10. Week  Arginine, lysine, hydroxylysine, histidine synthesis, metabolism, metabolic disorders
11. Week  Phenylalanine, tyrosine synthesis, metabolism, metabolic disorders
12. Week  Tryptophan synthesis, metabolism, metabolic disorders
13. Week  Proline, hydroxyproline synthesis, metabolism, metabolic disorders
14. Week  exam
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
14
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
4
56
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
6
4
24
 Presentation
1
2
2
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
8
2
16
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
10
2
20
 Other (should be emphasized)
15
2
30
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
204
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8.16
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. HATİCE PAŞAOĞLU)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr › site › pasaogluh)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (pasaogluh@gazi.edu.tr)