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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / MBG633 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS (PHD)

Code: MBG633 Course Title: REDOX BIOLOGY Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 3rd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS (PHD)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer MUSA KAR (musa.kar@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
This course will focus on key areas of cellular biology where chemical biology techniques are particularly applicable, namely the redox processes involved in protein folding and mitigating the damage caused by reactive oxygen species.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can explain the basic logic of the redox mechanism. PO-1 Have information about current issues in molecular biology and genetics.
Examination
LO-2 Can explain the impact of the redox mechanism on biological systems PO-1 Have information about current issues in molecular biology and genetics.
PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own
LO-3 Can explain the importance of the redox mechanism for molecular signaling. PO-1 Have information about current issues in molecular biology and genetics.
PO-4 Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning
PO-6 Ability to design a research project in the field of molecular biology and genetics and to evaluate and present the results related to it
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
"It aims to understand the impact of chemical redox reactions on biological systems, particularly examining the effects and activities of metabolites resulting from redox reactions that occur in respiration and photosynthesis mechanisms.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Redox mechanism Lecture method
2 Overview of Cellular Redox reactions Lecture method
3 Redox reactions in protein folding Lecture method
4 Redok reactions in respiratory reactions Lecture method
5 Redox reactions in photosynthesis reactions Lecture method
6 Types of reactive oxygen species Lecture method
7 Properties of reactive oxygen species Lecture method
8 mid-term exam
9 Definition of oxidative stress, symptoms, cellular effects Lecture method
10 Antioxidant system, mechanism Lecture method
11 Enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant system Lecture method
12 Signaling mechanism of Redox products Lecture method
13 Reactive oxygen species and transcription factors Lecture method
14 Cellular secondary messengers lecture Lecture method
15 General Lecture Lecture method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Reaktive Oxgen Species in Plant Signalling, Editor: Luis Alfonso Del Rio, Alain Puppo, Springer Yayınevi
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 15 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 10 30
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 10 30
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 3 10 30
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 7 14
mid-term exam 1 2 2
Own study for final exam 3 10 30
final exam 1 2 2
0
0
Total work load; 180