COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOCHEMISTRY II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 3026 BIOCHEMISTRY II COMPULSORY 4 2 0 8

Offered By

Chemistry

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MÜNIRE NALAN DEMIR

Offered to

Course Objective

The students will learn carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolisms, fundamental principles of oxidative phosphorylation and photophosphorylation and mechanisms of metabolic regulation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will be able to define the structure and functions of ATP and other high-energy compounds and comprehend that biological energy changes follow the laws of thermodynamics.
2   Explain the digestion and absorption of carbohydrates, write synthesis and degradation reactions. Explain the metabolic importance of the reactions in carbohydrate metabolism and discuss their regulation.
3   The structures involved in electron flow in oxidative phosphorylation and photophosphorylation can explain their role in this process and ATP synthesis.
4   Write the synthesis and degradation reactions of fatty acids, write the formation of ketone bodies and the steps of cholesterol synthesis, discuss the regulation of lipid metabolism.
5   Will be able to examine the synthesis and degradation steps of amino acid metabolism, explain the importance of urea and nitrogen cycles, and discuss the regulation of minoacid metabolism.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Bioenergetics
2 Glycolysis and glyconeogenesis
3 Oxidative decarboxylation and citrate cycle
4 Glycogen metabolism
5 Pentose phosphate pathway and metabolism of other hexoses
6 Oxidative phosphorylation
7 Photophosphorylation
8 Midterm
9 Lipid metabolism
10 Formation of keton bodies and cholesterol synthesis
11 Aminoacid catabolism
12 Urea cycle
13 Nitrogen cycle and amino acid anabolism
14 Metabolic regulation and integration of metabolism

Recomended or Required Reading

1. D.L. Nelson, M.M. Cox, Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, W.H. Freeman.2005.
2. J.M. Berg, J.L.Tymoczko, L.Stryer, Biochemistry, 5th edition,W.H. Freeman and Company, 2002.
3. D. Voet, J.G. Voet, Biochemistry, Wiley, Third Edition, 2004.
4. R. Boyer, Concepts in Biochemistry, Wiley, Third Edition, 2006.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation
Questions and answers
Homework
Application

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The learning of fundamental concepts given in the lectures, associating of concepts, constracting relationship between cause and effect, interpreting on the questions through current knowledge, and evaluation of idea production will be carried out by mid terms, final exam, active participation to the lecture, home works. The lecturer informs the student about the assignments and their collection dates within first four weeks. The assignments with signatures are collected within the last two weeks.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

raziye.urek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced according to the programme.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 18 18
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 2 8 16
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Project Assignment 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 199

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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