COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MARINE BIOCHEMISTRY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MCP 5013 MARINE BIOCHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR LÜTFI TOLGA GÖNÜL

Offered to

MARINE CHEMISTRY
MARINE CHEMISTRY

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to realize biochemical processes and to get information about the structure and function of marine organisms. In this context, the importance of organic compounds in the marine environment will be explained and biochemical processes will be discussed. The composition of materials that constitute the structure of marine organisms, decomposition products of metabolism and the effects of pollutant parameters on metabolism will be described.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1) will be able to understand biochemical processes in marine environment
2   2) will be able to learn basic knowledge of organic compounds
3   3) will be able to understand the structure and function of marine organisms
4   4) will be able to achieve a good understanding about the effects of contaminants on marine organisms

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1) Introduction to Marine Biochemistry
2 2) Organic compounds (carbohydrates, lipids and proteins) and specifications, classification of organic compounds
3 3) Photosynthesis, organic contents of seawater and decomposition of seawater, composition of marine organisms
4 4) Biochemical processes
5 5) Secondary metabolites, intermediary metabolites and quantification of intermediary metabolites, enzyme polymorphism
6 6) Protein structure; proteases, dehyrogenases, toxic proteins, respiratory proteins
7 7) Marine pheromones; the status of chemical communication studies in the marine environment
8 8) Mid-term examination
9 9) Sources and Cycling of Organic Matter in the Water Column
10 10) Contaminants in marine environment; petroleum hydrocarbons, xenobiotics, heavy metals and sources of contaminants
11 11) Metabolic effects of metals: metals in metabolic processes, effect mechanisms and determina
12 12) Metabolic effects of xenobiotics; chemical structures of pesticides, effects of morphologic and biochemical biotransformation of xenobiotics
13 13) Bioactive compounds; extraction and identification of bioactive compounds beneficial to health from marine sources
14 14) Marine toxins and analysis

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Voet D., Voet J., Biochemistry, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1995.

2) Elliot W., Elliot D., Molecular Biochemistry and Biochemistry, Oxford Press, 2nd Edition New York, 2001.

3) Libes, S.M., An introduction to Marine Biogeochemistry, John Wiley & Sons. Inc., Singapore, 1992, 733p.

4) Horne, R.A., Marine Chemistry. Interscience, New York, 1969, 568p.

5) Experimental Marine Biology, 1974. Elsevier Inc. Edited by: Richard Mariscal (ISBN: 978-0-12-472450-1).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend both the lecture and take part in the discussion sessions. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned for that week and presented to open a discussion session.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Reading the related parts of the course material each week, attending the course and participating in class discussions are the requirements of the course. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. Participation is obligatory 75% of lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Address: Dokuz Eylul University, Institute of Marine Sciences & Technology, Haydar Aliyev Bul., No:32, 35340, Inciraltı-Izmir, Turkey

Phone: +90 (232) 278 5565 - 150

E-mail: tolga.gonul@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday-Friday
14:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 136

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.323343334433
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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