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| MBGL5031 | @Molecular Mechanisims of Photosynthesis | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MOLECULAR BIOLOGY and GENETICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Aykut SAĞLAM | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Nevzat BATAN | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to understand how photosynthesis occurs and is regulated. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Learn basic principles of photosynthesis | | 1,5, | | PO - 2 : | Learn photosynthetic pigments and antenna complexes | | 1,5, | | PO - 3 : | Learn reaction center complexes and electron transfer | | 1,5, | | PO - 4 : | Learn how photosynthetic systems control | | 1,5, | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Content of the course; the basic principles of photosynthetic energy accumulation, photosynthetic organisms and organelles, photosynthetic pigments, antenna complexes, electron transfer pathways, chemiosmotic theory and ATP synthesis, carbon metabolism, genetics and regulation of photosynthetic systems, evolution and evolution of photosynthesis, increase of photosynthesis by genetic changes. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Basic principles of photosynthetic energy storage | | | Week 2 | Photosynthetic organisms and organelles | | | Week 3 | Photosynthetic pigments | | | Week 4 | Antenna complexes | | | Week 5 | Antenna complexes | | | Week 6 | Electron transfer pathways | | | Week 7 | Electron transfer pathways | | | Week 8 | Chemiosmotic theory and ATP synthesis | | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 10 | Carbon metabolism | | | Week 11 | Carbon metabolism | | | Week 12 | Genetics,Assembly and Regulation of Photosynthetic Systems | | | Week 13 | Origin and Evolution of Photosynthesis | | | Week 14 | Increasing photosynthesis by genetic changes | | | Week 15 | Increasing photosynthesis by genetic changes | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Blankenship, R. E. (2002). Molecular mechanisms of photosynthesis. Oxford: Blackwell Science. | | | 2 | Shevela, D., Bjorn, L. O., and Govinjee, G. (2019). Photosynthesis: Solar Energy for Life. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. | | | |
| 1 | Shen, J. R. (2021). Photosynthesis photosystem II: protein components, structure and Electron transfer. Encycl. Biol. Chem 2, 215?228. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-819460-7.00012-8 | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 3 | 30 | | Presentation | 12 | | 2 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 3 | 50 | | |
| 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Arasınav | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Ödev | 3 | 11 | 33 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Total work load | | | 189 |
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