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| ECZ3041 | Nutraceuticals and Food Supplements | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHARMACEUTICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Şeyda KANBOLAT | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ufuk ÖZGEN | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To provide information about the chemical groups, effects and uses of nutraceuticals and food supplements for healthy living. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Define and classify nutraceuticals and dietary supplements. | 2 - 6 - 10 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Can establish the relationship between nutraceutical and nutritional supplements and healthy living. | 2 - 6 - 10 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | They will learn which potentials will be evaluated in this context. | 2 - 6 - 10 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Chemical groups, effects, usage and effects on healthy living of nutraceuticals and food supplements |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Definitions of Nutraceuticals and Food Supplements, and the differences between them | | | Week 2 | Classification of Nutraceuticals | | | Week 3 | Isopretonoids (terpenoids): Carotenoids, Tocopherols, Saponins, Simple terpenes, Tocotrienols | | | Week 4 | Phenolic compounds: Coumarins, Isoflavones, Tannins, Flavanones, Flavanols, Anthocyanins | | | Week 5 | Carbohydrates and their derivatives: Ascorbic acid, Oligosaccharides, Non-starch polysaccharides | | | Week 6 | Fatty acids and lipid-based compounds: n-3 PUFA, Sphingolipids, CLA, Lecithin, MUFA | | | Week 7 | Protein and amino acid structure compounds: Amino acids, Indoles, Allyl-S compounds, Folate, Capsacinoids, Choline, Isothiocyanate | | | Week 8 | Prebiotics, probiotics | | | Week 9 | Midterm exam | | | Week 10 | Homework-Group Work | | | Week 11 | Homework-Group Work | | | Week 12 | Homework-Group Work | | | Week 13 | Homework-Group Work | | | Week 14 | Homework-Group Work | | | Week 15 | Homework-Group Work | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Robert E. C. Wildman (Editor). 2007; Handbook of nutraceuticals and functional foods, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Second Edition | | | |
| 1 | Lockwood B. 2017; Nutraceuticals - A Guide for Healthcare Professionals. Second Edition, Pharmaceutical Press, London | | | 2 | Brıan Lockwood. Nutraceuticals: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals 2nd Edition. London, UK: Pharmaceutical Press; 2007. ISBN 978-0-85369-659-9. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 17.11.2025 | 1 | 50 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 10.,11.,12.,13.,14.,15. | 26.11.2025
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| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 8 | 4 | 32 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 6 | 2 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 5 | 30 | | Total work load | | | 103 |
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