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
FREE RADICALS AND ANTIOXIDANT DEFENCE SYSTEMS	Third cycle	BIY480		7	3.00	3.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	No
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sevil ALBAYRAK
Lecturer(s)	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sevil ALBAYRAK
Teaching assitant(s)	No
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Course objective	The aim of the course to get the students a general information on free radicals and antioxidants, to teach the students biological effects of reactive oxygen species and to get the information on natural antioxidants.
Course description	Description of free radicals, Oxygen and properties, Sistematic of Reactive oxygen species, Resources of Reactive oxygen species, oxygen derivative free radicals, non-oxygen derivative free radicals, singlet oxygen, nitric oxide and patophysiology, biological effect of free radicals, lipid peroxidation, enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant systems, oxidative stress and diseases, analysis regarding to evaluation of oxygen radicals, analysis regarding to evaluation of nitric oxide, natural antioxidants and usage.

Course contents

1	General information about free radicals
2	Free radicals and resources
3	Oxygen derivative free radicals,
4	Non-oxygen derivative free radicals
5	Nitric oxide
6	Biological effect of free radicals
7	Lipid peroxidation
8	VIZE
9	Enzymatic antioxidant systems
10	Non-enzymatic antioxidant systems
11	Oxidative stress and diseases
12	Analysis regarding to evaluation of oxygen radicals
13	Analysis regarding to evaluation of nitric oxide
14	Natural antioxidants
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	To learn about free radicals
2	To learn about Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species
3	To learn about antioxidant defense system
4	To learn about natural antioxidant
5	Evaluation of reactive oxygen species
6	Learn about the analysis of reactive oxygen species
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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)	7	2	14
Homework	1	6	6
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	10	10
Midterm exams	1	2	2
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	20	20
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			82
ECTS			3.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	90
Quiz	0	0
Homework	1	10
Semester total		100
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	Lecture notes
Additional references	Lecture Notes

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