Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
201100201311BİOCHEMİSTRY Compulsory233
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To understand the changes in the macromolecules (carbohydrates, proteins, fats) in the structure of the foods we eat and the metabolism of these molecules in living things.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç.Dr. Mehmet Nuri ATALAR
Learning Outcomes
1Explains the changes undergone by the macromolecules (carbohydrates, proteins, fats) ingested by the organism.
2Explain the digestion, absorption and transport of macromolecules.
3Explain the properties of carbohydrates and the metabolic pathways they enter in our body.
4Explain the properties of proteins and the metabolic pathways they enter in our body.
5It explains the properties of fats and the metabolic pathways they enter in our body.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
NONE
Recommended Optional Programme Components
NONE
Course Contents
Fundamentals of biochemistry and cell,Carbohydrates, general definition, functions,carbohydrate sources, enzymes and hormones involved in digestion-absorption and digestion-absorption, Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, Pentose phosphate pathway, Gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis, Definition, functions, sources, digestion-absorption, transport and beta-oxidation of lipids, General definition of proteins, functions, sources, digestion-absorption, transport, properties of amino acids, metabolism of amino acids, Urea cycle, metabolites in which they enter different Krebs cycle, Functions of enzymes and hormones involved in the metabolism of macromolecules, regulation of metabolism
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Fundamentals of biochemistry and cellnonenone
Recommended or Required Reading
Harper A. Review of Physiological Chemistry, 16th Edition, USA, 1997.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
NONE
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Brain Storming133
Self Study14342
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)89
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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