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Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY CHM430 8. Semester 0 + 6 3.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals To comprehend the essential concepts of biochemistry and biomolecules' properties by experiments and observations.
Course Content Basics of Biochemistry and properties of biomolecules
Learning Outcomes 1) Expains the buffer systems of the living organisms, and prepares buffer solutions.
2) Determines biomolecules and some of the minerals in the organism, qualitatively and quantitatively.
3) Analyzes the pigments of the photosynthesis event by using several methods.
4) Determines the catalytic activities of some enzymes taking role in disease diagnosis.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Solutions: Buffer solutions, isotonic, hypertonic and hypotonic solutions, anticoagulants, serum, plasma, nonprotein filtrate. Question Answer; Discussion

Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
2. Week Solutions: Buffer solutions, isotonic, hypertonic and hypotonic solutions, anticoagulants, serum, plasma, nonprotein filtrate. Question Answer; Discussion

Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
3. Week Carbohydrates: Monosaccharides, disaccharides, reducing and non-reducing sugars, osazone formation, hydrolysis of starch. Question Answer; Discussion

Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
4. Week Carbohydrates: Monosaccharides, disaccharides, reducing and non-reducing sugars, osazone formation, hydrolysis of starch. Question Answer; Discussion

Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
5. Week Carbohydrates: Monosaccharides, disaccharides, reducing and non-reducing sugars, osazone formation, hydrolysis of starch. Question Answer; Discussion

Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
6. Week .Lactose: Content in the milk, lactase, lactose intolerance, blood sugar, diabetes. Question Answer; Discussion

Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
7. Week Lipids: Triglycerides, cholesterol, ketone bodies, glycerol, hydrolysis of corn oil. Question Answer; Discussion

Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
8. Week Amino acids and Proteins: Peptide bond, proteinuria, ninhydrine, chromatography, Rf. Question Answer; Discussion

Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
9. Week Amino acids and Proteins: Peptide bond, proteinuria, ninhydrine, chromatography, Rf. Question Answer; Discussion

Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
10. Week Photosynthesis: Chloroplast, chlorophyll, carotene, xantophyll, factors effecting photosynthesis. Question Answer; Discussion

Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
11. Week .Vitamins and Hormones: Water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins, adrenalin. Question Answer; Discussion

Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
12. Week Enzymes: Urea, urease, transamination, factors effecting enzymatic reactions. Question Answer; Discussion

Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
13. Week Salt and Minerals: Importance of salt and minerals to the body, binding of oxygen to hemoglobine. Question Answer; Discussion

Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
14. Week Nucleic acids: Primary, secondary and tertiary structures of the DNA, denaturation, renaturation, melting temperature, hypochromic and hyperchromic effects. Question Answer; Discussion

Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
BİYOKİMYA LABORATUVARI KİTABI ; Editörler: Pekyardımcı, Ş., Elçin, Y.M., Emregül, E., 2013.
LEHNINGER-BİYOKİMYANIN İLKELERİ - Beşinci Baskıdan Çeviri, Çeviri Editörü: Elçin, Y.M., 1158 sayfa, ISBN 978-605-355-139-3, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2013.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3DK4
PY154443
PY250000
PY350000
PY450000
PY550000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 3
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 14 1
Quiz 14 1
Time to prepare for Quiz 14 1
Midterm Exam 1 1.5
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 4
Final Exam 1 1.5
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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