Biomolecules

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Biomolecules

Course Contents

A biomolecule is any molecule that is present in living organisms, including large macromolecules such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids. Biology and its subsets of biochemistry and molecular biology study biomolecules and their reactions. Most biomolecules are organic compounds, and just four elements—oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen—make up 96% of the human body's mass. In this course, the structures, biosynthesis and metabolism of four basic biomolecules, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids, will be covered. Additionally, the importance of water, vitamins and homones for the organism will be examined and metabolic diseases will be discussed.

Weekly Schedule

1) Origin of the Earth Origin and Evolution of The Cell
2) Origin of Biomolecules Water and Chemical Bonds
3) Cells as a Unit of Life and Biomembranes
4) Flow of Energy in a Cell
5) Carbohydrates and Lipids
6) Amino acids, Proteins and Enzymes
7) Midterm examination / Assessment
8) Nucleic Acids (DNA and RNA)
9) Biosynthesis of Proteins Amino Acid Metabolism
10) Biosynthesis of Purine and Pyrimidine, Catabolism of Nucleotides
11) Metabolism of Carbohydrates, Metabolism of Lipids
12) Vitamins and Hormones
13) Inborn errors of Metabolism
14) Inborn errors of Metabolism
15) Inborn errors of Metabolism
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Ders notları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	40%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	60%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required