Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| 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 | |||||
| The aim of this course is to teach, metabolic regulations in plants, operation mechanisms of metabolic regulations, and specific metabolic processes which takes place in chloroplast and mitochondria in detail. Along with these, protein, carbohydrate, lipid metabolisms and trasportation of these assimilates will also be the subjects of this course. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Can explain the interaction between gene expression and metabolic processes. |
PO-1 Have information about current topics in molecular biology and genetics PO-2 Obtain basic knowledge of Molecular Biology PO-4 To be able to transfer current developments and own studies in the field with quantitative and qualitative data to the groups in the field and outside the field in a systematic manner in written, oral and visual form |
Examination Oral Examination Performance Project |
| LO-2 | Can explain the regulation of protein, carbohydrate and lipid metabolisms in plants |
PO-1 Have information about current topics in molecular biology and genetics PO-2 Obtain basic knowledge of Molecular Biology PO-3 Scientific developments contribute to research and development PO-4 To be able to transfer current developments and own studies in the field with quantitative and qualitative data to the groups in the field and outside the field in a systematic manner in written, oral and visual form |
Examination Oral Examination Quiz |
| LO-3 | Can explain learning photosynthesis, aerobic and anaerobic respiration processes in detail. |
PO-1 Have information about current topics in molecular biology and genetics PO-3 Scientific developments contribute to research and development PO-4 To be able to transfer current developments and own studies in the field with quantitative and qualitative data to the groups in the field and outside the field in a systematic manner in written, oral and visual form |
Examination Oral Examination Performance Project |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| The control of metabolism, cytosolic carbon metabolism, mitochondrial metabolism, mitochondrial-cytosol interactions, photosynthesis, chloroplast-cytosol interactions, the formation and breakdown of lipids, nitrogen metabolism, assimilate partitioning and storage, prospects for plant improvement. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | The control of metabolism: Fundamentals of gene structure and control Protein synthesis in plant cells Protein degradation | Lecture method |
| 2 | The control of metabolism: Molecular biology of development Matabolic regulation Regulation by compartmentation | Lecture method |
| 3 | Cytosolic carbon metabolism: Carbohydrate synthesis and degradation Glycolysis, the pentose phosphate pathway and anaerobic respiration Structure and biosynthesis of plant cell walls Metabolism of defence and communication | Lecture method |
| 4 | Mitochondrial metabolism: Mitochondrial structure The mitochondrial genome and its expression Carbon metabolism in mitochondira Oxidation of mitochondrial NADH and the synthesis of ATP | Lecture method |
| 5 | Mitochondrial-cytosol interactions: Protein import into mitochondrion Metabolite exchange between the mitochondrion and the cytosol | Lecture method |
| 6 | Electorn transport Chain | Lecture method |
| 7 | Photosynthesis: Plastid structure and development Molecular biology of photosynthesis in higher plants The formation of ATP and reducing power in the light Ribulose 1,5-biphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase: mechanism, activation and regulation | Lecture method |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Photosynthesis: The reductive pentose phosphate pathway and its regulation Photorespiration and CO2-concentrating mechanisms Metabolite transport and photosynthetic regulatiob in C4 and CAM plants | Lecture method |
| 10 | Chloroplast-cytosol interactions: Transport of proteins into chloroplasts The flux of carbon between the chloroplast and cytoplasm | Lecture method |
| 11 | The formation and breakdown of lipids: The structure and formation of microbodies Fatty acid and lipid biosynthesis and degradation Terpene biosynthesis and metabolism | Lecture method |
| 12 | Nitrogen metabolism: The molecular biology of N metabolism Amino acid and ureide biosynthesis The physiology and biochemistry of legume N2 fixation | Lecture method |
| 13 | Assimilate partitioning and storage: Interactions between photosynthesis, respiration and nitrogen assimilation Regulation of the transport of nitrogen and carbon in higher plants Protein storage and utilization in seeds | Lecture method |
| 14 | Prospects for plant improvment: Fundamentals of gene transfer in plants The manipulation of resource allocation in plants The biochemical basis for crop improvement | Lecture method |
| 15 | General Revise | Lecture method |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Dennis D.T., Turpin D.H., Lefebvre D.D., Layzell D.B., Plant Metabolism, Addison Wesley Lognman, Essex, 1997. Taiz L., Zeiger E. Plant Physiology, Sinauer Press, 2006. Alberts B., Roberts K., Lewis J., Raff M., Walter P. Johnson A., Molecular Biology of | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Dennis D.T., Turpin D.H., Lefebvre D.D., Layzell D.B., Plant Metabolism, Addison Wesley Lognman, Essex, 1997. Taiz L., Zeiger E. Plant Physiology, Sinauer Press, 2006. Alberts B., Roberts K., Lewis J., Raff M., Walter P. Johnson A., Molecular Biology of the Cell, Garland Science, New York, 2007 | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2.Quiz | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 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 | ||