COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LIPID BIOTECHNOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BYT 6021 LIPID BIOTECHNOLOGY 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

PROFESSOR RAZIYE ÖZTÜRK ÜREK

Offered to

Ph.D. in Biotechnology
BIOTECHNOLOGY

Course Objective

In this course, it is aimed to understanding of the mechanism of fatty acid biosynthesis, the structure and function of lipases, and the role of lipids as a defense system in plants and other organisms. It is also intended to investigate the biotechnological importance of lipids as well as biodiesel, biosurfactant, and other industrial applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students able to explain fatty acid biosynthesis mechanism,
2   Students able to explain structure, function, properties of lipases and biotechnological applications by exemplifying them,
3   Students able to recognize and discuss the importance of lipids in the defense system of plants and other organisms,
4   Students able to examine the synthesis of fatty acid esters and the biotechnological production of biodiesel fuels,
5   Students able to evaluate the production of biosurfactants and examine the areas of biotechnological applications.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Metabolic engineering of fatty acid biosynthesis
2 Biochemistry and biotechnology of triacylglycerol accumulation in plants
3 Biocatalysis by the plant lipoxygenase pathway: Oxygenated fatty acid production and hydroperoxide lyases
4 Enzymatic transformation of lipids as a plant defense mechanism
5 Terpenoid based defense in plants and other organisms
6 Lipases: Structure, function, and properties
7 Industrial applications of lipolytic enzymes
8 Midterm exam
9 Enzymatic synthesis of structured lipids
10 Enzymatic enrichment of polyunsaturated fatty acids
11 Enzymatic synthesis of fatty acid esters and production of biodiesel fuels
12 Microbial conversions of fatty acids to value added products
13 Biosynthesis, production and applications of glycolipid and lipopeptide biosurfactants
14 Assestment of student s homeworks

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Kuo TM, Gardner HW, Lipid Biotechnology, Marcel Dekker Inc, 2002, ISBN: 0-8247-0619-6.
Supplementary Book(s):
Yadav PR, Tyagi R, Lipid Biotechnology, Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd, 2006, ISBN: 8183561063.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation
2. Interactive narrative
3. Question-answer technique
4. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + 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, active participation to the lecture, homework.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEÜ Sci Fac. Chemistry Dept.
E-mail:raziye.urek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday
Between 15:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 2 23 46
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 188

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1432
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LO.34343
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LO.5455443

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