| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | 3 |
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| Semester | Fifth Term (Fall) |
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| ECTS | 3 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- The definition of pharmacognosy, the importance in pharmacy training, the terminology used in pharmacognosy, the types and importance of different pathways in herbs.
- the significant medicinal plants and their drugs containing primary metabolites which are important in pharmacy and health system, methods for extraction and common analysis for qualitative and total quantitative determination of these group of metabolites (total sugar, flavonoids, phenolics, tannins etc) from herbal materials, the evaluation of the results and the activities, toxicities and interactions of these herbal drugs
- important pure primary metabolites, their physicochemical properties, separation and isolation methods, identification and quantification of the pure substances, their activities, safety usage and interactions
- the specifications of registered medicinal plants and their drugs in various Pharmacopeias and monographs and used for their primary metabolites and the evaluation of the results from the point of conformity
- noteworthy details of primary metabolites which are used as phytotherapeutics and cosmeceutics, the importance of following recent researches on phytotherapy applications and the evaluation of the recent situation in our country,
- the importance of scientific investigations of new natural compounds from the point of potential medicine on the basis of traditional herbal remedies.
- the importance of contribution of team studies in public health to warn public from unconscious and wrong applications in phytotherapy.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | This course teaches the identification, quantification, efficacy and safe use of primary metabolism products of natural origin and medicinal plants and drugs that carry these products, as well as the correct and rational practices that should be done in terms of human health related to these products and substances. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction, Carbohydrates (=GLUSIDS) definition, biosynthesis and classification, |
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2nd Week |
Monosaccharides, |
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3rd Week |
Olisaccharides and drugs |
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4th Week |
Polysaccharides and drugs obtained from microorganisms and fungi |
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5th Week |
Polysaccharides and drugs in higher plants |
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6th Week |
Heterogeneous polysaccharides and drugs |
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7th Week |
Midterm exam |
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8th Week |
Lipids (fats), triglycerides (fixed fats) and drugs, prostaglandins, acetogenins, glycoresins |
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9th Week |
Heterosides (Glycosides), classifications: Cyanogenetic heterosides, Senevol heterosides and drugs, Simple phenols, phenolic acids and drugs, |
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10th Week |
Flavonoid structures and drugs, |
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11th Week |
Coumarinic structures, Lignans, stilbenoids, xanthones, pyronic structures and drugs |
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12th Week |
Anthocyanins, Catechins, tannins and drugs |
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13th Week |
Quinone, naphthoquinone and Anthraquinone structures and drugs, polyphenolic compounds |
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14th Week |
Herbal drugs |
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15th Week |
Discussion |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | 1. Tanker M, Tanker N,Farmakognozi Cilt 1-2, Ankara Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi Yayınları.
2. Tyler VE, Brady LR, Robbers JE Pharmacognosy, Lea and Febriger, Philadelphia, 1981.
3. Bruneton J.,, Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants, Lavoisier Publishing Inc. c-o Springer-Verlag, New York, 1995.
4. Hansel, R.,Sticher, O., Steinegger E. Pharmakognosie and Phytopharmazie. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1999.
5.Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy, Saunders Elsevier, 16. Baskı, Philadelphia, 2009.
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7.FFD
8.Text book |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Assignment |
1 |
10 |
| Total(%) |
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50 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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50 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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50 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Course hours |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
6 |
6 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Total Work Load | 103 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 3.43 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 3 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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