Information Package / Course Catalogue
Biochemistry of Carbohydrates
Course Code: VBY501
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

giving basic information about biochemistry of carbohydrates

Course Content

Classification of carbohydrates, stereoisomerism, mutarotasyon, formulas of monosaccarits configuration, carbonhydrate derivatives, disaccarides, polisacarides, substances of blood groups, glucoseaminoglicans, synthesis of carbonhydrates, degradation of carbonhydrates

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Funda KIRAL
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to respond these questions: What is a Carbohydrate? What is its importance in organism?
2.To be able to explain the structure and classification of carbohydrates
3.To be able to comprehend knowledge about monosaccharides, disaccharide, polysaccharides
4.To be able to comprehend how the digestion and absorption of carbohydrates occur.
5.To be able to explain glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, pentose phosphate pathway, glikojenezand glycogenolysis, and metabolism of important hexoses and of uric acid patway and citric acid cycle
6.To be able to comprehend the structure and function of glycoproteins and glycolipids.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kaya, N. (1993) Biyokimya, Atatürk Üniversitesi, Erzurum.
2.Murray, R.K. (1993) Harper's Biochemistry, Appleton and Lange, Norwalk
3.Onat, T., Emerk, K. (1997) Biyokimya, Saray, İzmir.
4.Sittman, D. (2000) Biyokimya, çev. Güner G., Nobel, İstanbul.
5. Nihat BAYŞU, Nalan Bayşu SÖZBİLİR.(2008) Biyokimya Güneş Tıp kitabevleri, 2008.…
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Overview of carbohydrates (definition, significance, structure and classification)
Week 2 - Theoretical
Definition and classification of monosaccharide, open and closed formulas, the configuration formulas, ring formulas)
Week 3 - Theoretical
Optical isomerism at monosaccharides, Monosaccharide’s reduction, features of their OH groups
Week 4 - Theoretical
Biologically important sugar derivatives
Week 5 - Theoretical
Description, classification, formulas of disaccharides and their properties.
Week 6 - Theoretical
definition, classification, types, characteristics of polysaccharides and their importance.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Digestion and absorption of carbohydrates, blood sugar, hormonal regulation of blood sugar
Week 8 - Theoretical
Mechanisms of hepatic providing glucose into the bloodstream: glikoneogenezis Glikogenolizis, conversion of some monosaccharide to glucose .
Week 9 - Theoretical
Midterm exam
Week 10 - Theoretical
Hepatic Mechanisms that reduce the blood glucose: Glycogenesis, conversion of glucose into fatty acids, amino acids and other carbohydrates
Week 11 - Theoretical
Oxidation of glucose for energy.
Week 12 - Theoretical
The pentose phosphate pathway
Week 13 - Theoretical
Uronic acid gateway, metabolism of some hexoses
Week 14 - Theoretical
Citric acid cycle
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Reading115116
Quiz1404
Midterm Examination114115
Final Examination119120
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
3
OÇ-2
3
3
OÇ-3
3
3
OÇ-4
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
OÇ-6
3
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3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026