GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
VITAMINS, COENZYMES AND THEIR METABOLIC FUNCTIONS/EBY-6020
Course Title: VITAMINS, COENZYMES AND THEIR METABOLIC FUNCTIONS
Credits 2 ECTS 5
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
Learns the structure of vitamins as coenzymes.
Have knowledge about reaction mechanisms of coenzymes in metabolic pathways.
Learns the symptoms of vitamin deficiency.
Comprehends and interprets the use of vitamins in the treatment of diseases.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to fac
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  vitamin A metabolism, metabolic functions and insufficiency
2. Week  Vitamin D metabolism, metabolic functions, intestinal calcium and phosphate absorption
3. Week  Biosynthesis of vitamin E, metabolism, metabolic functions, selenium interaction
4. Week  Vitamin K metabolism, metabolic functions, vitamin K dependent proteins, deficiency
5. Week  Metabolic functions of thiamine diphosphate, oxidative decarboxylation, transketolase, thiaminase, insufficiency
6. Week  Metabolic functions of flavin coenzymes, deficiencies, requirements and pharmacological use
7. Week  Nicotinamide nucleotide coenzymes, the role of NAD in ADP-ribosylation, the synthesis of tryptophan
8. Week  Absorption and metabolism of vitamin B6, transamination reactions, glycogen phosphorylase, insufficiency
9. Week  Folate biosynthesis and metabolism, tetrahydrobiopterin, insufficiency
10. Week  Biosynthesis and metabolism of vitamin B12, megaloblastic anemia
11. Week  Biotin metabolism, biotin dependent carboxylases, insufficiency
12. Week  KoA formation from pantothenic acid, acyl carrier protein, pantothenic acid deficiency and requirement
13. Week  Vitamin C absorption and transport, metabolism and excretion of copper, hydroxylases containing copper, deficiency
14. Week  Discussion of the studies on the vitamins used in the treatment of various diseases
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
80
 Assignment
1
20
 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
2
28
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
3
5
15
 Presentation
3
2
6
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
10
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
10
10
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
125
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2
3X
4X
5X
6
7
8X
9
10
11X
12X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Aymelek Gönenç)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/aymelek)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (aymelek@gazi.edu.tr)