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
CARBONHYDRATES	Third cycle	EBK 503		1	8.00	8.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	No
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Associate Professor Ahmet CUMAOGLU
Lecturer(s)	Associate Professor Ahmet CUMAOGLU
Teaching assitant(s)	none
Mode of delivery	theoretical
Course objective	The aim of the course is to provide students with theoretical knowledge about carbohydrates.
Course description	Monosaccharides, D-and L-isomerism, disaccharides, polysaccharides, glycogen structure, glycogen metabolism, c-AMP-cascade, hormonal regulation of glycogen metabolism, glycogen storage disease, glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, pentose phosphate pathway, blood glucose control, Cori-cycle.

Course contents

1	Monosaccharides, aldoses and ketoses, glycosides, monosaccharides structures
2	Monosaccharides related reactions, carbohydrate digestion
3	Disaccharids, monosaccharide and disaccharide metabolism
4	Polysaccharides, glycogen structure and function, glycogen synthesis
5	Glycogen breakdown
6	Regulation of glycogen synthesis and degradation
7	Glycogen storage diseases
8	Glycolysis, gluconeogenesis
9	Pentose phosphate pathway
10	blood glucose control
11	Cori cycle
12	carbohydrate metabolism disorders
13	Determination of carbohydrates
14	Article presentation
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Learning the structure of carbonhydrates
2	Learning reaction of monosaccarides and other sugars
3	Learning disaccarides and their biological significance
4	Learning polysaccarides and differences between all types.
5	Learning the clinical significance of glucoseaminogycans
6	Learning advanced carbonhydrate detection technics
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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	3	42
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	3	42
Homework	5	5	25
Presentation / seminar	5	10	50
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	15	15
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			198
ECTS			8.00

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	Harper's Biochemistry, Nobel Medical Book Stores, 2004, Biochemistry, Stryer, (4th edition.
Additional references

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