INDIVIDUAL COURSE DESCRIPTION

Microbial Polysaccharides
Course unit title

0303555
Course unit code
Optional
Type of course unit(compulsory, optional)
Level of Course Unit (Shrot cycle, first cycle, second cycle, First cycle
third cycle)
4
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated
2
Theoretical (hour/week)
0
Practice (hour/week)
0
Haftalık Laboratuar Saati
0
Labortory (hour/week)

Year of Study -

Fall
Semester when the course unit is delivered
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Yekta
Name of Lecturer(s)
GÖKSUNGUR
Face to face
Mode of Delivery (face-to-face, Distance Learning)
Turkish
Language of Instruction (Turkish, English, German)
No
Prerequisities and co-re-requisities (Ön Koşul olan dersler
ya da bu dersi başarmak için alınmış olması önerilen
dersler varsa yazılması gerekir. Ön koşul ders yoksa
“yok” diye belirtilmesi gerekir.)

No
Recommended Optional Programme Components (Ders
için önerilen konular varsa yazılması, yoksa “yok” diye
belirtilmesi gerekir.)

No
Work Placement(s) (Bu dersle ilgili herhangi bir staj
uygulaması varsa yazılması, yoksa “yok” diye belirtilmesi
gerekir.)

The objective of the course is to teach the structure, production,

application areas and downstream processes of polysaccharides
produced by microorganisms. It is also aimed to inform the
Objectives of the students about the recent articles on microbial polysaccharides
Course and to improve their ability to review the related articles in the
literature.
 1.To learn one of the industrial applications of
biotechnology.
2.To learn the industrial importance and uses of microbial
polysaccharides.
3. To learn oral and written presentation of recent advances in
LEARNING OUTCOMES microbial polysaccharides.
4. To prepare presentation and homework in foreign language.
5.To learn the multidisciplinary nature of biotechnology
6.To learn the structure, production and downstream processes
of different microbial polysaccharides.

The cellular function, structure, production, the microorganisms

used in the production and downstream processes of microbial
polysaccharides such as xanthan, gellan, curdlan, pullulan,
levan, scleroglucan, chitosan and dextran. The recent literature
COURSE CONTENT will also be reviewed and discussed within the scope of the
lecture.

WEEKLY DETAILED WEEK SUBJECTS

COURSE CONTENT Theoretical Practice
The function of polysaccharides in the
1
microbial cell.
The structure, production and industrial
2
applications of xanthan gum.
The structure, production and industrial
3
applications of gellan.
The structure, production and industrial
4
applications of curdlan.
The structure, production and industrial
5
applications of pullulan.
The structure, production and industrial
6
applications of levan.
The structure, production and industrial
7
applications of scleroglucan
8 Midterm
The structure, production and industrial
9
applications of chitosan.
The structure, production and industrial
10
applications of dextran.
11 Article review and discussion
12 Article review and discussion
 Sample processes for industrial
13 polysaccharide production and problems
encountered in the production process.
14 Project presentation
15 Project presentation
16 Final
Recommended or Required REQUIRED BOOKS:
Reading
Much of the material in the course is based on quite
recent research that has not yet appeared in any book.
1. Smith,Ray.,2005, Biodegradeble polimers for industrial
application,Woodhead Publishing,Limited,547p.
2. Glazer, A. N., Nikaido, H., 1995. “Microbial Biotechnology”.
W.H. Freeman and Company, New York, 662 pp

RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

1. Harlender, S.K., Theodore, P. L., 1986. “Biotechnology in

Food Processing”. Noyes Publications, 323 pp.

ASSESSMENT
Term (or Year) Learning Weight, %
Activities Quantity
Semester project 1 20
Project presentation 1 20
Midterm 1 60

TOTAL 100
Contribution of Term (year) Learning Activites to Success 40
Grade
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade 60
TOTAL 100

Planned Learning Activities, Teaching Methods, Evaluation Methods and Student

Workload

Duration Total Work Load

Activities Quantity
(hour) (hour)
Lecture 14 2 28
Semester project 1 15 15
Project presentation 1 1 1
Internet search and review 4 3 12
Library search and review 2 3 6
Midterm
a)Exam 1 2 2
b)Individual study 1 15 15
Final
a)Exam 1 2 2
b)Individual study 1 25 25
TOTAL 106
ECTS Credits 106/30 4

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes*

Programme Outcomes
Learning
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 PO13
Outcomes

LO 1 4 5

LO 2 5 4

LO 3 5 4

LO 4 5 4 3

LO 5 5

LO 6 3 4

* Contribution level: 1 Very Low, 2 Low, 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High