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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / MBG606 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS (PHD)

Code: MBG606 Course Title: ADVANCED ENZYME SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring 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
Informing students about enzyme sources, types, structure and functions. Informing students about the classification, properties and importance of enzymes that are important for food quality and food industry. Informing students about the factors affecting the activity of enzymes and their importance. To teach students the ways to benefit from the beneficial effects of enzymes and the ways to protect themselves from their negative effects. To teach students the techniques of isolation and purification of enzymes from their source. Informing students about important enzyme groups and the use of these enzymes in the food industry. Informing students about new developments in enzyme science and technology. Informing students about immobilized enzymes, immobilization techniques and their use in the food industry. To ensure that students have professional and ethical responsibility on the subject.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Gain basic information about enzymes and enzyme technology, explain the sources, types, structure and functions of enzymes. PO-1 Have information about current issues in molecular biology and genetics.
PO-2 Obtain basic knowledge of Molecular Biology
Examination
LO-2 Gain knowledge of new developments in enzyme science and technology PO-1 Have information about current issues in molecular biology and genetics.
PO-2 Obtain basic knowledge of Molecular Biology
Examination
LO-3 Can explain enzyme nomenclature, activity calculations, working rate and molecular mechanisms of enzyme production. PO-1 Have information about current issues in molecular biology and genetics.
PO-2 Obtain basic knowledge of Molecular Biology
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
General properties of enzymes, Enzymes as Catalyst Enzyme activity, Introduction to enzyme technology
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 General Properties of Enzymes Lecture method
2 Chemical Structures of Enzymes Lecture method
3 Enzymes as Catalysts Lecture method
4 Enzymatic Reactions Lecture method
5 Introduction to Enzyme Technology Lecture method
6 Classification of Enzymes Lecture method
7 Hydrolytic and Group Transfer Reactions Lecture method
8 mid-term exam
9 Enzyme isolation Lecture method
10 Enzymatic Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation Lecture method
11 Enzyme immobilization Lecture method
12 Industrial enzymes Lecture method
13 Industrial enzymes Lecture method
14 Fermentation systems Lecture method
15 Fermentation systems Lecture method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 An Introduction to Enzyme and Coenzyme Chemistry, Tim Bugg, Blackwell Science Ltd. USA, 1997
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 16 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