COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOCHEMISTRY OF PARASITES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PAR 6037 BIOCHEMISTRY OF PARASITES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Medical Parasitology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SOYKAN ÖZKOÇ

Offered to

Medical Parasitology

Course Objective

Learning parasite biochemistry, some chemical factors which are related to protozoon, helminthes and artropodae will be learn via oral presentation and discussion lectures.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define and explain biochemical parasite-host relationship
2   Define and discuss the mechanisms of carbohydrate and energy metabolism of protozoa and helmints
3   Define and discuss the mechanisms of aminoacid, protein and nucleic acid metabolisms of parasites
4   Define and explain lipid metabolism of parasites and structure of parasite membrane
5   List the signal systems that parasites use
6   Define and explain the mechanisms of antiparasitic drugs and drug resistance

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Cell organelles in protozoon
2 Carbonhydrate and energy metabolism in aerobic protozoon
3 Carbonhydrate and energy metabolism in anaerobic protozoon
4 Carbonhydrate and energy metabolism in helminthes
5 Aminoaside and protein metabolism in parasites
6 Importance of protease in parasite biochemistry
7 Nucleic asit metabolism in parasites
8 Lipid metabolism in parasite
9 Membran structure and sceleton of parasite
10 Biochemistry of Plasmodium species
11 Invasion mechanisms in apicomplexan parasites
12 Signal transmitters in parasite
13 Helminthes and their neurotransmitters.
14 Antioxidant and apopitosis in parasite biochemistry
15 Biochemistry mechanisim related to antiparasiter drugs

Recomended or Required Reading

Ozcel s Medical Parasite Disease Ed. M. Ali Özcel, 2007

1. Diagnostic Medical Parasitology, Ed. Lynne Shore Garcia, 2007
2. Treatment of Medival Parasitology, Eds. Ç Akısü, M. Korkmaz, 2005
3. Diagnosis in Parasitic Disease Ed. MA Özcel, 1997
4. Markell And Voge's Medical Parasitology, Ed. William A. Petri, David T. John, 2006
5. Immunoresponses in parasitic infections ; Edt; EJL Soulisby , 1997
6. Basic and clinical immunology, Daniel P Stites, Appleton, Lange, 1999

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theorical lessons and tasks, discussion lectures preparation presentation

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

All exams will be in classical format and evaluated to 100 points.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0 232 412 45 46

Office Hours

Tuesday , 13.30-14.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 5 75
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 1 15
Midterm 1 5 5
Final 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1333
LO.2333
LO.3333
LO.4333
LO.5322
LO.6222

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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