Information Package / Course Catalogue
Microorganisms in Cellular Agriculture
Course Code: ZBY528
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

To learn high-value-added biomolecules produced in precision cellular agriculture using microorganism-based biotechnological methods

Course Content

Biosynthetic cells for the production of biomolecules; Strategies for the development of microbial cell factories; Different bacteria-based microbial cell factories; Different yeast-based microbial cell factories

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to learn the strategies used in the production of high value-added biomolecules in microbial cell factories
2.To gain knowledge about the production of high value-added biomolecules
3.To learn microbial cell factories
4.To learn the latest molecular techniques.
5.To be able to produce microorganism cell factories with new molecular techniques.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Yamaner Ç.Precision cell agriculture and precision fermentation.scope and importance of agricultural studies. 2023. Iksad Publisher
2.Singh, V. (2021). Microbial Cell Factories Engineering for Production of Biomolecules. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2019-0-03952-0
3.Current scientific articles
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to biosynthetic cell design for the production of biomolecules
Week 2 - Theoretical
Metabolic engineering for biosynthetic cells
Week 3 - Theoretical
CRISPR-based tools for biosynthetic cell design
Week 4 - Theoretical
Biosynthetic Escherichia coli and modifications
Week 5 - Theoretical
Biosynthetic Bacillus subtilis and its products
Week 6 - Theoretical
Biosynthetic Pseudomonas putida and its products
Week 7 - Theoretical
Streptomyces-based cell factories for the production of biomolecules and bioactive metabolites
Week 8 - Theoretical
Biosynthetic Streptomyces and its products
Week 9 - Theoretical
Corynebacterium glutamicum as a robust microbial factory for the production of value-added proteins and small molecules: fundamentals and applications
Week 10 - Theoretical
Biyosentetik Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Week 11 - Theoretical
Use of biosynthetic Pichia pastoris in cellular agriculture
Week 12 - Theoretical
Yarrowia lipolytica engineering
Week 13 - Theoretical
Precision cellular agricultural products
Week 14 - Theoretical
Precision cellular agricultural products
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1473140
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
4
5
5
5
OÇ-2
3
3
5
5
5
OÇ-3
4
3
5
3
5
OÇ-4
4
4
5
5
5
OÇ-5
4
4
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026