Information Package / Course Catalogue
Natural Organic Compounds
Course Code: KMY417
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Introducing natural compounds to undergraduate students, teaching the structure of natural compounds, isolation and purification techniques applied to these compounds, and the application areas of natural compounds.

Course Content

Fat and fatty acids, Alkaloids, Terpenes, Phenolic Compounds, Steroids, Dyes, Hormones, Vitamins, Extraction methods and general purification methods of Natural Compounds, Identification of Natural Compounds by spectroscopic methods.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to recognize the natural organic compounds given in the course.
2.To be able to describe the separation techniques applied in the purification and isolation of Natural Compounds.
3.To be able to explain the chemical structures and functional groups of natural organic compounds given within the scope of the course.
4.To be able to recognize natural organic compounds in daily life.
5.To be able to follow/comment on current issues having professional competence regarding the course.
6.To be able to xplain the biological activities of purified natural compounds.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Natural Products: Isolation, Structure Elucidation, History; Author(s):Dieter Sicker, Klaus-Peter Zeller, Hans-Ullrich Siehl, Stefan Berger
2.Chemistry of Natural Products; Sujata V. Bhat, Bhimsen A. Nagasampagi, Meenakshi Sivakumar
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction and Classification of natural compounds
Week 2 - Theoretical
Fats and fatty acids
Week 3 - Theoretical
Terpenes
Week 4 - Theoretical
Alkaloids
Week 5 - Theoretical
Phenolic Compounds
Week 6 - Theoretical
Steroids
Week 7 - Theoretical
Carotenoids
Week 8 - Theoretical
Midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Natural dyes
Week 10 - Theoretical
Hormones
Week 11 - Theoretical
Vitamins
Week 12 - Theoretical
Extraction methods of Natural Compounds and General purification methods
Week 13 - Theoretical
Extraction methods of Natural Compounds and General purification methods
Week 14 - Theoretical
Identification of Natural Compounds with Spectroscopic Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Reading220122
Midterm Examination125025
Final Examination125025
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
OÇ-1
5
4
5
4
4
4
OÇ-2
5
4
5
5
4
OÇ-3
5
4
5
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
4
4
OÇ-5
5
4
5
4
4
4
OÇ-6
4
3
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026