Information Package / Course Catalogue
Enzyme Kinetics
Course Code: KİM651
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

In this course following a brief historical review, a through discussion of enzyme kinetics is made

Course Content

History, definition of enzyme and kinetics, analysis of kinetic data, types of enzyme inhibition, factors effected the enzymatic activity, application and examples.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Gains knowledge of enzyme.
2.To learn the knowledge about enzyme kinetics.
3.To learn the applications releated to enzyme kinetics.
4.to learn the determination of Km, Vmax and kcat.
5.to learn the factors effecting enzyme activity.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Enzyme Kinetics, 1993. I.H. Segel , Wiley-Interscience, ISBN: 0471303097
2.Unpublished lecture notes of the instructor.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Enzymes: Historical perspective
Week 2 - Theoretical
Substrate specificity
Week 3 - Theoretical
Regulation of enzymatic activity. Allosteric enzymes.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Chemical kinetics.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Michaelis-Menten equation.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Analysis of kinetic data.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Analysis of kinetic data.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Enzyme inhibition. (Midterm Examination)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Factors effecting enzyme activity.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Bisubstrate enzymatic reactions.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cofactors and coenzymes.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Active site – catalytic site.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Determination and meaning of Km, Vmax and kcat.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Applications of enzyme kinetics.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Midterm Examination138240
Final Examination160262
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
OÇ-1
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
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