Information Package / Course Catalogue
Applied Enzymology
Course Code: BYL408
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

In addition to understanding the structures and mechanisms of enzymes, it is aimed to give the theoretical and practical information about enzymes production, enzyme determination methods and enzyme kinetics and characterization.

Course Content

The structure, functions, purification and characterization of enzymes.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning the structures and functions of enzymes
2.To be able to produce enzymes with biotechnological design
3.To understand and apply the purification methods of enzymes
4.To be able to control the purity of the enzyme to which various purification methods are applied
5.To be able to interpret the biotechnological importance of the data obtained from the characterization of enzymes
Recommended or Required Reading
1.ENZYMES, A Practical Introduction to Structure, Mechanism and Data Analysis, Robert A. Copeland, Second Edition, WILEY-VCH, 2000.
2.Practical Enzymology, Hans Bisswanger, First edition, WILEY-VCH, 2004.
3.METHODS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, Microbial Enzymes and Biotransformations, Edited by Jose Luis Barredo, Humana Press, 2005.
4.Enzymology, Edited by P.C. ENGEL, Academic Press, 1996.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Structure and classification of enzymes
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Differences between enzymes and inorganic catalysts
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Enzyme catalysis mechanisms
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
The success of enzymes in reducing activation energy
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Enzyme kinetics
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Factors affecting enzyme activity
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Enzyme activity determination methods
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Protein determination methods (Midterm Exam)
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Activators and inhibitors
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Enzyme inhibition
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Allosteric enzymes
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Enzyme sources and purification methods
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Methods of enzyme production from microorganisms
Week 15 - Theoretical & Practice
The importance of enzymes in the industry
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Verbal Examination1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Lecture - Practice142256
Midterm Examination1112
Final Examination1112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)102
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
3
OÇ-2
5
OÇ-3
4
OÇ-4
3
OÇ-5
4
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