COURSE UNIT TITLE

: OXIDATIVE STRESS IN PLANTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 5072 OXIDATIVE STRESS IN PLANTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NILGÜN YÜCEL

Offered to

Chemistry
Chemistry

Course Objective

The scope of this course, reactive oxygen species and antioxidants, acting as signals that trigger the evidence for the defense reactions will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehend reactive oxygen species and their general effects to the plants,
2   Realize the source of various abiotic and biotic environmental stress
3   Understand the oxidative stress mechanism with respect to various abiotic and biotic environmental stresses,
4   Have knowledge of antioxidant systems in plants,
5   Comprehend the basic principles of signal transduction mechanism triggering by oxidative stress

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Reactive Oxygen Species
2 Oxidation of proteins in plants: Mechanisms and Consequences
3 Redox Status of his life Legume-Rhizobia Symbiotic
4 Procurement of protein in chloroplast
5 NADPH Thioredoxin Dependent Plant Molecular Recognition Systems, Catalytic Mechanisms, Structural Imaging and Target Identification
6 NADPH Thioredoxin Dependent Plant Molecular Recognition Systems, Catalytic Mechanisms, Structural Imaging and Target Identification
7 Antioxidatve Systems of Plants
8 Oxidative Stress and Herbal Treatment
9 Ascorbate Glutathione Cycle and Related Redox Signals
10 Glutathione Mechanism of Photosynthetic Organisms
11 Glutathione and Glutathione Metabolism in Plants Conjugate and glutamyl Glutamyl Transpeptidase Siklotransferazın Roles
12 Glutathione and Glutathione Metabolism in Plants Conjugate and glutamyl Glutamyl Transpeptidase Siklotransferazın Roles
13 Redundancy and Their Relationship with thioredoxin and glutathione
14 Development and stress responses of plants

Recomended or Required Reading

isi web of science, sciencedirect.com
Inzé, D., Montagu, M. V., Oxidative Stress in Plants, Taylor Francis Group, GB, 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Interactive presentation, Questions and answers, Homework, Application

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Questions in homeworks, mid-term and final exam will be based on the assessment of understanding of basic concepts in presentations, associating of concepts and cause-effect relationships.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nilgun.candan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 30 30
Preparation for Final Exam 1 30 30
Preparing Individual Assignments 2 25 50
Final 1 2 2
Mid-term 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 195

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1432522
LO.2332523
LO.3455523
LO.4422523
LO.5434523

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