Information Package / Course Catalogue
Food Enzimology
Course Code: VBH640
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 1
Objectives of the Course

To teach the importance of enzymes used in food industry, their usage and their mechanisms.

Course Content

The historical development of enzymology, the difference between enzyms and catalisors in foof industry, placement of enzymes in the live cells, chemical structure of enzymes, enzyme kinetix and factors affecting enzyme kinetix (pH, substrat concentration, enzyme concentration, temperature, concentration of activator/inhibitor substances), temperature control in spoilage caused by enzymatic reactions, usage of enzymes in food industry, recombinant enzyme technology, genetical modification in enzymes used in food production)

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Students know the chemical structure of enzymes
2.Know classification and systematic of enzymes.
3.Know kinetix and speed of enzymes and the effects of several factors on these .
4.Have sufficient knowledge about isolation and purification of enzymes and their use in food industry
5.Have detailed information on the use of enzymes in dairy industry
6.Have detailed information on the use of enzymes in meat industry
7.Have detailed information on the use of enzymes in fat/oil industry
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Gıda Kimyası: İ. Saldamlı (ed.) Hacettepe Ü.
2.Gıda Kimyası: M. Demirci, Namık Kemal Ü.
3.Enzim Bilimi: T. Palmer, İstanbul Ü.
4.Enzimoloji Ders Notları: A. Özata, Anadolu Ü.
5.Enzim Teknolojisinde Temel Konular ve Uygulamalar: MAM, Tübitak
6.Enzymes in Food Processing: G.A. Tucker, L.F.J. Woods
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Description of enzymes and the historical background of enzymology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Classification of enzymes
Week 3 - Theoretical
Enzyme kinetics and factors (pH, substrat concentration, enzyme concentration, temperature, concentration of activator/inhibitor substances) affecting enzyme kinetics
Week 4 - Theoretical
Enzyme kinetics and factors (pH, substrat concentration, enzyme concentration, temperature, concentration of activator/inhibitor substances) affecting enzyme kinetics.-Assigment
Week 5 - Theoretical
Commercial enzyme production and enzyme isolation
Week 6 - Theoretical
The use of enzymes in food industry, enzyme purification
Week 7 - Theoretical
Recombinant enzyme technology and genetical modification in enzymes used in food production
Week 8 - Theoretical
Review (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Enzymes in starch and sugar industry
Week 10 - Theoretical
Enzymes in bakery
Week 11 - Theoretical
Enzymes in meat industry
Week 12 - Theoretical
Enzymes in dairy industry
Week 13 - Theoretical
Enzymes in monitoring milk quality
Week 14 - Theoretical
Enzymes in fat/oil industry - Student's presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%5
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Assignment1213
Presentation 1213
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)30
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026