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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / KİM 542 - CHEMISTRY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: KİM 542 Course Title: METABOLISM OF NITROGENOUS COMPOUNDS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department CHEMISTRY (MASTER'S DEGREE)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer BAHAR TUBA FINDIK (btfindik@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Protein metabolism, nucleic acid metabolism, biosynthesis of nucleic acids, protein and nucleic acid metabolism regulation of protein biosynthesis and basic concepts related to teaching

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can explain the structure and properties of proteins and nucleic acids PO-1 Upon successful completion of this programme, graduate students will: Have advance knowledge and skills in the area of specialized.
PO-3 Evaluate the scientific data obtained from advance studies and present scientific results.
LO-2 can explain function of metabolism in biological system. PO-1 Upon successful completion of this programme, graduate students will: Have advance knowledge and skills in the area of specialized.
LO-3 explain the anabolic and catabolic reactions of proteins, amino acids and nucleic acids. PO-3 Evaluate the scientific data obtained from advance studies and present scientific results.
PO-5 Follow the literature in the area of specialized.
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Protein metabolism, amino acid, peptide, and brief information about proteins, protein structure and denaturation, hydrolysis and sequence analysis of proteins, amino acids biosynthesis, degradation reactions of amino acids and special products transforms. Porphyrins and bile pigments, Nucleic Acid Metabolism; nucleotides, purine nucleotides and primidin metabolism, biosynthesis of nucleic acids, protein biosynthesis and the genetic code, protein digestion and absorption, regulation of protein and nucleic acid metabolism.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Protein metabolism, amino acid, peptide, and brief information about proteins, slide show and animation
2 Structures of proteins and denaturation, slide show and animation
3 Hydrolysis of proteins and sequence analysis slide show and animation
4 Biosynthesis of amino acids, slide show and animation
5 Special products of destruction and transformation reactions of amino acids. slide show and animation
6 urea cycle slide show and animation
7 Porphyrins and bile pigments, slide show and animation
8 mid-term exam
9 Nucleic Acid Metabolism slide show and animation
10 Nucleotides, purine and pyrimidine metabolism of nucleotides slide show and animation
11 Biosynthesis of nucleic acids slide show and animation
12 Protein biosynthesis and the genetic code slide show and animation
13 Protein digestion and absorption slide show and animation
14 Regulation of protein metabolism slide show and animation
15 Regulation of nucleic acid metabolism slide show and animation
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins in Organic Chemistry: 6 Volume Set (Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins in Organic Chemistry (VCH)) by Andrew B. Hughes (15 Mar 2012)
2 Voet, D. and Voet, J.G., Biochemistry, 4nd edition, J. Wiley & Sons, N.Y., N.Y., 2011.
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 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 10 30
       c) Performance Project 5 4 20
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 6 18
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 4 6 24
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 180