Information Package / Course Catalogue
Vitamins and Methods of Vitamin Determination
Course Code: VBY505
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 2
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To give basic information about vitamins and their analyses methods and to teach and apply the vitamin analyses.

Course Content

Function of vitamins, classifications, deficiency and toxicity, metabolism of some important vitamins, antioxydant vitamins, analyses methods.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Ayşegül BİLDİK
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to respond these questions: What is vitamin? What is the importance for an organism?
2.To be able to classify vitamins.
3.To be able to comprehend the function of vitamins, deficiency and toxicity.
4.To be able to comprehend knowledge about some important vitamin metabolism.
5.To be able to comprehend antioxydant vitamins
6.To be able to comprehend methods of vitamin measuring and to apply these methods.
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.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General scanning and nomenclature
Week 1 - Practice
What we know about vitamins?
Week 2 - Theoretical
Classification of vitamin
Week 2 - Practice
Video related with vitamin
Week 3 - Theoretical
Vitamin A (Retinol)
Week 3 - Practice
Determination of VitA and B-karoten
Week 4 - Theoretical
Vitamin D (calciferoll)
Week 4 - Practice
Determination of Vit D
Week 5 - Theoretical
Vitamin K (filoquinon)
Week 5 - Practice
Determination of Vit K
Week 6 - Theoretical
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) ve Vitamin B2 (Riboflavine)
Week 6 - Practice
Determination of Vit B1
Week 7 - Theoretical
Vitamin B5 (Pantothemic acid) ve Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
Week 7 - Practice
Determination of Vit B2
Week 8 - Theoretical
Midterm exam
Week 8 - Practice
Midterm evaluation
Week 9 - Theoretical
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)
Week 9 - Practice
Determination of Vit B5
Week 10 - Theoretical
Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)
Week 10 - Practice
Determination of Vit B6
Week 11 - Theoretical
Biotin ve Folic acid
Week 11 - Practice
Determination of Vit B12
Week 12 - Theoretical
Vitamins that coenzyme and theirs metabolism
Week 12 - Practice
Determination of Vit C
Week 13 - Theoretical
Vitamins that effect hormon
Week 13 - Practice
Determination of Biotin
Week 14 - Theoretical
Antioxydant vitamins
Week 14 - Practice
Determination of Folic acid
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment2%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142142
Lecture - Practice131239
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)81
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes