Information Package / Course Catalogue
Plant Extracts and Their Biological Activities
Course Code: BİO570
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this Course is that students become knowledge on basic concepts for plants and their biological activities and analytical opinion on plants and their biological activities topics

Course Content

Introduction to plants and their biological activities, Medicinally important families in plants, Allium (Garlic) compounds, molecular formulas and isomers, origin of bounds and characteristics of molecules, polarity.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the basic concepts for plants and their biological activities
2.To be able to explain the basic principles on plants and their biological activities
3.To be able to associate the approaches from different disciplines such as molecular biology, pharmacology and pharmacognosy with topics of medicinal plants
4.To be able to transcript the topics of plants and their biological activities to daily life
5.To be able to search the related databases for plants and their biological activities and transfer the achieved knowledge orally or inscribed
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Bryan A. Hanson, 2006. Understanding Medicinal Plants. The Haworth Herbal Press An Imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc. New York. London. Oxford
2.Lecture notes
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to plants and their biological activities: scientific history of medicinal plants and their biological activities, basic concepts related with medicinal plants and their biological activities
Week 2 - Theoretical
Medicinally important families in plants
Week 3 - Theoretical
Primer metabolism compounds, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Amino acids and proteins, lectines, Fungal toxins, cyclotides and plants containing such compounds.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Seconder metabolites, indole ring system, isoquinolin ring system, pyridine, piperidine and pyrrolidone ring systems, pyrrolizidine ring system, quinolin ring system, quinolizidine ring system, tropane ring system
Week 5 - Theoretical
Allium (Garlic) compounds, Anthocyanidine and flavonoids, Coumarines, Basic Coumarines, Furanocoumarines, cyanogenetic glycosides, Glucosinolates
Week 6 - Theoretical
Glycosides, isoflavones, lignanes, phenolic compounds, poly alkynes, polyalkenes, quinones
Week 7 - Theoretical
Tannins, terpenes, heart strengthening glycosides
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Idendification of functional groups, nomenculature of molecules, molecular formulas and isomers, origin of bounds and molecular properties, electron configurations, connecting molecules, formation of ions, covalent bounded molecules
Week 10 - Theoretical
Biological natural compounds and their chemical derivatives
Week 11 - Theoretical
Estimating the properties from molecular structure, molecular elasticity, Polarity
Week 12 - Theoretical
Extraction depending on polarity, analyzing and isolation methods
Week 13 - Theoretical
Biological activity testing
Week 14 - Theoretical
Biological activity testing
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%2
Verbal Examination1%3
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory152260
Term Project115217
Individual Work55235
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination120222
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)146
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes