Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF BIOMOLECULES IN THE INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR B	Third cycle	VGB 513		1	6.00	6.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	No
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Asst. Prof. Dr. Üyesi MERYEM ŞENTÜRK
Lecturer(s)	Asst. Prof. Dr. Üyesi MERYEM ŞENTÜRK
Teaching assitant(s)	No
Mode of delivery	Theoretical
Course objective	In this course, it is aimed to give information about the structure and properties of biomolecules.
Course description	The student knows the structure and properties of biomolecules.

Course contents

1	Biomolecules in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
2	Classification of biomolecules
3	General characteristics of biomolecules
4	General characteristics of biomolecules (types of bonds)
5	The effect of water on biomolecules
6	Ionization of water
7	The concept of pH, acids and bases
8	Exam
9	Amino acids and their classification
10	Chemical and physical properties of amino acids
11	Peptides, peptide bond properties, peptide synthesis
12	Protein structures
13	Chemical properties of proteins
14	Physical properties of proteins
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Students will have knowledge about the chemical and physical properties of biomolecules.
2	Students will learn the bonds necessary for the assembly of biomolecules.
3	Students will learn about amino acid structures and the formation of peptide structure.
4	The structure and functional properties of proteins will be explained to the students.
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	2	28
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	28	2	56
Homework	2	2	4
Presentation / seminar	2	1	2
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	14	1	14
Midterm exams	1	1	1
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	14	2	28
Final exam	1	1	1
Research	14	1	14
Total work load			148
ECTS			6.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Kalaycıoğlu L., B. Serpek, M. Nizamlıoğlu, N. Başpınar, A.M. Tiftik. Biyokimya. 2. Baskı. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara, 2000. Ası T. Tablolarla Biyokimya. Cilt 1ve II. Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, İstanbul, 1996.
Additional references	Berg J. M., J. L. Tymoczko, Biochemistry. Fifth Ed. Freeman and Company, New York, 2002. Nelson D. L., M.M. Cox, Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, Third Ed. Worth Publishers, New York, 2000 Champe P.C., R.A. Harvey, Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews Serisinden: Biyokimya. (Çeviri: Prof Dr. Tokullugil A., Uzm. Dr. M. Dirican, Uzm. Dr. E. Ulukaya ) 2. Baskı, Nobel Tıp Kitapevleri, İstanbul, 1997. Prof Dr. Onat T., Prof Dr. K. Emerk, Temel Biyokimya. Cilt I. ve II., 2. Baskı, Saray Medikal Yayıncılık, İzmir, 1996

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