COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOCHEMISTRY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VET 1016 BIOCHEMISTRY I COMPULSORY 3 2 0 4

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR ZEYNEP SEMEN

Offered to

Veterinary Medicine

Course Objective

To provide students studying in the field of veterinary medicine with basic biochemistry knowledge and skills on the structure and properties of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids, which are the building blocks of living organisms, and the functions of enzymes and coenzymes that have an important role in the organism, as a basis for their theoretical and clinical courses.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defines biochemistry and clinical biochemistry.
2   Gains general laboratory knowledge and skills.
3   Knows the structures of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids that provide the energy needs of living organisms and form the building blocks of cells.
4   Knows the preparation techniques of solutions used in the biochemistry laboratory and prepares these solutions
5   Knows the structure, synthesis and functions of nucleic acids
6   Knows the structure and functions of enzymes and coenzymes that catalyze chemical reactions in organisms

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of biochemistry, chemical structure of living organism, structure of atom, structure of biomolecules, functional groups
2 Diffusion, osmosis and osmotic pressure, dialysis, properties of solutions, solution preparation techniques
3 Cell Biochemistry
4 Structure, nomenclature, classification, physical and chemical properties, functions of carbohydrates
5 Structural properties of monosaccharides, their important chemical reactions
6 Structure and functions of oligosaccharides and polysaccharides
7 Structure, classification, physical and chemical properties and functions of lipids
8 The structure, chemical and physical properties of saturated, unsaturated and essential fatty acids, biological membranes
9 Structure, naming, classification, physical and chemical properties and biological functions of proteins
10 Physical and chemical properties and biological significance of amino acids
11 Peptide bond, primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures of proteins
12 Signal transmission in biological membranes
13 Structure and classification of enzymes, enzyme kinetics
14 Factors affecting enzyme activity

Recomended or Required Reading

David L. Nelson, Micheal M. Cox, Çeviri Ed. Y. Murat Elçin, Lehninger Biyokimyanın Ilkeleri, 5. baskı, Palme, 2013.
Prof. Dr. Nalan Bayşu Sözbilir, Prof. Dr. Nihat Bayşu. Biyokimya, Güneş Tıp Kitabevleri (2008), ISBN: 978-975-277-171-0

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Visual, interactive, verbal expression, applied expression, homework, seminar

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The responsibility of continuing to 70% of theoretical courses and 80% of laboratory practices during the semester belongs to the student. The course time and, if requested, the time specified for the submission of the assignment should be observed. The unethical behaviors that may occur in the courses and exams will be taken within the framework of the relevant regulation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biochemistry,
Kiraz, Izmir/TURKEY
Phone: 0 (232) 572 35 30/14515
E-mail: zeynep.semen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Labratory 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 93

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19PO.20
LO.1545
LO.2545
LO.3545
LO.4555
LO.5555
LO.6555

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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