Information Package / Course Catalogue
Secondary Metabolites in Plants
Course Code: ZBY629
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

Obtaining information about the importance of secondary metabolites in plants and their use today.

Course Content

Plant secondary products; Terpenes and Terpenoids, Monoterpenes, Sesquiterpenes, Essential Oils, Phenolic Compounds Flavonoids, Polymer Phenolic Compounds. Alkaloids, Glycosides, Saponins.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.The identification of medicinal and aromatic plants is learned
2.The use of plant secondary compounds is learned
3.The use of plant secondary compounds is learned
4.The biotechnological importance of plant secondary compounds is learned.
5.The reason for the production of plant secondary compounds is learned
6.The methods of obtaining secondary compounds are learned.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Secondary Metabolites in Seed Plants (Nobel Publishing) 2014
2.Medical and Aromatic Plants Science and Technology, Nobel Academic Publishing, 2021
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introducing medicinal and aromatic plants
Week 2 - Theoretical
Use of medicinal and aromatic plants
Week 3 - Theoretical
Identification, importance and function of plant secondary products
Week 4 - Theoretical
Formation of secondary products and influencing factors
Week 5 - Theoretical
Classification of plant secondary compounds
Week 6 - Theoretical
Function of terpenes
Week 7 - Theoretical
Essential oils methods of obtaining
Week 8 - Theoretical
Essential oils, their functions (Midterm Examination)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Properties and function of phenolic compounds
Week 10 - Theoretical
Function of flavonoids, carotenoids and tannins
Week 11 - Theoretical
Functions of alkaloids
Week 12 - Theoretical
Functions of glycosides
Week 13 - Theoretical
Functions of saponins
Week 14 - Theoretical
Antimicrobial, antioxidant, antifungal, anticancer, antiviral effects of secondary compounds
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory14103182
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
5
4
3
4
OÇ-2
5
4
4
4
5
OÇ-3
5
4
4
4
5
OÇ-4
5
5
3
2
5
OÇ-5
4
5
5
2
5
OÇ-6
5
5
4
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026