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Biochemistry I

Course Code	: VET201
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 2
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 3

Objectives of the Course

To give fundamental information about biophysical chemistry that provides a basis on biochemistry topics.Clasification of chemical structure and features of carbonhydrates, lipids and proteins.Basic topics about nucleic acids, enyzmes and coenyzmes. To adopt lifelong learning and professional development. To gain the ability to benefit from literature and presentations effectively.

Course Content

Biophysical Chemistry, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, hormones, nucleic acids, enzymes

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lec. Gamze Sevri EKREN AŞICI

Prof. Ayşegül BİLDİK

Prof. Funda KIRAL

Prof. Pınar Alkım ULUTAŞ

Prof. Serap ÜNÜBOL AYPAK

Learning Outcomes

1.	To be able to know about chemical stucture of organism
2.	To be able to know the structure of biomolecules that occurs chemical reaction in living cells and their functions
3.	To be able to know enzymes and coenzymes that catalyze chemical reactions in the organism to the structure and function
4.	To be able to konow the mechanism of homon action, chemical structure and their functions
5.	To be able to contribute to theoroical information by doing some practise about defining chemical structure and features.
6.	To be able to know the structure of nucleic acids, synthesis and functions

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Kaya, N. (1993) Biyokimya, Atatürk Üniversitesi, Erzurum
2.	Ersoy, E., Bayşu, N. (1986) Biyokimya, Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Ankara.
3.	Murray, R.K. (1993) Harper's Biochemistry, Appleton and Lange, Norwalk
4.	Sittman, D. (2000) Biyokimya, çev. Güner G., Nobel, İstanbul
5.	Onat, T., Emerk, K. (1997) Biyokimya, Saray, İzmir.…

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Chemical structure of living organism, structure of atom, functional groups, propperties of solitions, real solutions, osmotic and oncotic pressures, diffusion, convection, acids and bases

Week 1 - Practice

Biosafety in the application lab

Week 2 - Theoretical

Demonstration of laboratory materials, Chemical bonds, physical and chemical properties of water, biological buffers, amphipatic structures

Week 2 - Practice

Solutions, Acid-Base titration

Week 3 - Theoretical

Definition of carbohydrates, classification of carbohydrates, streoisomerism, D- and L forms of monosaccharides, ? and ß- forms of monosaccherides, mutoratation

Week 3 - Practice

Moore, Fehling, Benedict Experiments

Week 4 - Theoretical

Glycosidic bonds, disaccharides, sugar alcohols, sugar acids, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, structure of mucoploysaccharides, structure of oligosaccharides determining blood groups

Week 4 - Practice

Molich, Seliwanoff, Anilin Experiments

Week 5 - Theoretical

Lipids, description, functions, clasiffications, fatty acids,chemical features, essential fatty acids

Week 5 - Practice

Osazone

Week 6 - Theoretical

Fosfolipids, sphingolipids, steroids, cholesterol, bile acids, keton bodies, terpens, lipoproteins

Week 6 - Practice

Sakkarose’s hydrolisis

Week 7 - Theoretical

Subject repetition (Exam)

Week 7 - Practice

Starch’s hydrolisis

Week 8 - Theoretical

Factors effecting enzyme activity, proenzyme, isoenzyme, coenzymes, sample selection for enzymatic analyses, using enzymology in medicine and ındustryEnzyme, General Charecteristics,Active Center, activation energy, enzyme classification, enzyme kinetics

Week 8 - Practice

Akrolein, Emulsition formation, saturation by, elimination of milk lipid

Week 9 - Theoretical

Aminoacids, classification, chemical principals, amino group’s reactions, carboksil group’s reactions, nonstandart amino acids

Week 9 - Practice

Ester formation, Salkowski experiment

Week 10 - Theoretical

Peptids, definition, classification, functions, structure of proteins, denaturation

Week 10 - Practice

Bile’s experiments

Week 11 - Practice

Enzyme experiments

Week 12 - Theoretical

Structure of DNA, DNA forms, replication, replication’s enzymes, repair of DNA, removed of DNA

Week 12 - Practice

Biuret, Ksantoprotein, Ninhydrin

Week 13 - Theoretical

Description and classification of hormons, their chemical structure of principals, their biochemical important, interaction of hormon and reseptor,

Week 13 - Practice

Demonstration of Aminoacid’s tiol, Van Slayke, precipitation’s experiments

Week 14 - Theoretical

the effect mechanisms of hormons , hypothalamus and pituitary hormons, thyroid’s hormons, Adrenal gland’s hormons, gonad’s hormons, pancreas and gaestrointestinal system’s hormons

Week 14 - Practice

Laboratory exam

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	2	28
Lecture - Practice	14	0	2	28
Assignment	2	0	0	2
Quiz	2	0	0	2
Midterm Examination	1	4	1	5
Final Examination	1	5	1	6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				71

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