COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LIGNOCELLULOSE BIOTECHNOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BYT 6004 LIGNOCELLULOSE BIOTECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR LEMAN TARHAN

Offered to

Ph.D. in Biotechnology
BIOTECHNOLOGY

Course Objective

This course aims to understand biotransformation of lignocellulosic biomass, which are abundant on earth and accepted as potential contaminants to produce economically the enzymes having biotechnological importance and research the examples of industrial applications such as protein, bio-etanol and xylitol, etc.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, students are expected to be able to learn what are constituent of lignocellulosic biomass,
2   How the lignocellulose biodegradation is carried out in nature,
3   What is role of microorganisms and their enzymatic systems in lignocellulose biodegradation,
4   What is the biotechnological applications of lignocellulose,
5   What is the biotechnological applications of lignocelluloses degradation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Compounds of lignocellulosic biomass; cellulose, Hemicellulose, Lignin
2 Biodegradation of lignocellulosic biomass -Effecting Factors -Fungal biodegradation: cellulolytic activity on agricultural wastes -Characterization of Lignocellulose Biodegradable Fungi
3 Biodegradation of lignocellulosic biomass -Effecting Factors -Fungal biodegradation: cellulolytic activity on agricultural wastes -Characterization of Lignocellulose Biodegradable Fungi
4 Lignocellulolytic microorganisms and enzyme systems used in biotechnology -Enzymology Of Ligninolytic Fungi And System -Micro-organisms and enzymes that degrade cellulose and Hemicellulose
5 Lignocellulolytic microorganisms and enzyme systems used in biotechnology -Enzymology Of Ligninolytic Fungi And System -Micro-organisms and enzymes that degrade cellulose and Hemicellulose
6 Structural and functional properties of Ligninolytic enzymes Lignin Peroxidase Manganese Peroxidase Versatile Peroxidase Laccase Aryl Alcohol Oxidase Cellobiose Dehydrogenase Glyoxal Oxidase
7 Structural and functional properties of Ligninolytic enzymes Lignin Peroxidase Manganese Peroxidase Versatile Peroxidase Laccase Aryl Alcohol Oxidase Cellobiose Dehydrogenase Glyoxal Oxidase
8 MIDTERM EXAM
9 Hemicellulases and Cellulases -Characterization and Biotechnological Applications of Hemicellulases -Characterization and Biotechnological Applications of Cellulases
10 Hemicellulases and Cellulases -Characterization and Biotechnological Applications of Hemicellulases -Characterization and Biotechnological Applications of Cellulases
11 Biotechnological Production of Xylitol and Ethanol by Hemicellulolytic Material
12 Biotechnological Production of Xylitol and Ethanol by Hemicellulolytic Material
13 Other exopolysaccharide, hydrolytic enzymes and their Biotechnological Applications
14 Homework and Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Kuhad R. C., Singh A., Lignocellulose Biotechnology: Future Prospects, I.K.International, New Delhi, 2007.
Supplementary Book(s): Kuhad R C., Singh A., Lignocellulose Biotechnology: Techniques and Applications, Anshan Ltd Publisher, New Delhi, 2007.
Sutherland I. W., Biotechnology of Microbial Exopolysaccharides Cambridge Studies in Biotechnology, Cambridge, New York, 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation
2. Question-answer technique
3. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS * 0.10 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS * 0.10 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Meaningful learning of the basic concepts given in presentations, association of concepts with each other, establishing the cause-result relationships and making comments by using the information available for problems and evaluating idea generation are carried out with mid-term and final exams, homework and presentations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
raziye.urek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 13.30 - 15.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for final exam 1 40 40
Preparation for midterm exam 1 35 35
Preparing Homework and Presentations 1 35 35
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 166

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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