COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CARBOHYDRATES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 6016 CARBOHYDRATES 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 GÜLSIYE ÖZTÜRK ÜRÜT

Offered to

M.Sc. in Biochemistry
Chemistry
Ph.D in Biochemistry
Chemistry

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to give structures, synthesi and typical reactions of carbohydrates.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have knowledge of the structures of carbohydrates
2   Have knowledge of the methods of obtaining carbohydrates
3   Have knowledge of the reactions of carbohydrates
4   Have knowledge of advanced organic reactions
5   Have knowledge of techniques for structural analysis of carbohydrates

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Monosaccharide structure, aldose and ketoses, saturated five-and six-membered rings
2 Properties of carbohydrates
3 Reactions at the anomeric center
4 Alcohols, and sulfur nucleophiles, reactions with nitrogen nucleophiles
5 Oxidation and reduction reactions
6 Non-anomeric carbon atom reactions
7 Synthesis and reactions of deoxy and amino sugars
8 Reactions of the hydroxyl group
9 Natural compounds that contain monosaccharides
10 Physical methods for structural analysis
11 Homework
12 Homework
13 Homework
14 Applications

Recomended or Required Reading

J. Ferrier and P.M. Collins, Monosaccharide Chemistry , William Clowes and Sons Ltd., London, 1985.
Natural Products Chemistry Vol. 1, 2, 3, University Sciences Books, Mill Valley, California, 1983

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Pressentation, describing the subject, question-answer, sampling, homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be assessed with homework presentation and questions which will be asked in final exam

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

During the semester, the responsibility to continues 70% of the courses is student s self-owned. And must be observed the specified time about course times. Unethical behavior that may occur in class and on exams, will be acting within the framework of the relevant regulations. Teaching and examination implementation principles regulations of D.E.Ü Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences can be found at Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences web page.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry e-mail: serap.alp@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday, Thursday 15.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 3 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 3 30
Preparation for final exam 1 75 75
Preparing assignments 3 20 60
Final 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 199

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

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