| 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 | Sixth Term (Spring) |
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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;
- know the extraction identification and quantitative methodss of volatile oils, volatile and nonvolatile secondary metabolites from medicinal plants and/or raw drugs important for human health.
- learn the chromatographic and spectroscopic methods used for volatile oils and total secondary metabolites and gain the experience of analytic research.
- Can perform purification and quantitation of individual natural secondary metabolites
- know how to search the properties of volatile oils and secondary metabolites written in Pharmacopeia and monographs and bring the data as a report to authorities.
- Have enough information on the safe and proper concentration and usage of the herbal preparations containing secondary metabolites and volatile oils used in phytotherapy, aronmatherapy and cosmetology.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
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| Course Description | Students experimentally learn the extraction methods, qualitative and quantitative methods for some important secondary metabolites in the given herbal medicine materials and compare the results with those of samples used in aromatherapy and phytotherapy theoretically. Analysis done with pharmacopeial methods will let them to get information on the requirements of herbal medicines for pharmaceutical usage. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Giving theoretical information about applications |
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2nd Week |
Cardioactive Heteroside Diagnostic Reactions |
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3rd Week |
Saponoside Diagnostic Reactions, Foaming Index |
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4th Week |
Determination of Fixed Oil Amount, Solubility in Fixed Oils |
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5th Week |
Indices in Fixed Oils (Acidity Index, Saponification Index, Ester Index, Peroxide Index) |
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6th Week |
Determination of Essential Oil Amount, Thin Layer Chromatography I in Essential Oils, Determination of Density in Essential Oils, Essential Oil-Constant Oil Difference |
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7th Week |
Determination of Total Phenol in Essential Oils, Determination of Total Aldehyde in Essential Oils, Resin and Balsam Diagnostic Reactions |
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8th Week |
Homework Information |
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9th Week |
Ramadan Feast |
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10th Week |
Midterm Exam |
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11th Week |
Determination of Total Alcohol in Essential Oils |
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12th Week |
May 1st Labor and Solidarity Day |
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13th Week |
Determination of Water Content in Herbal Drugs, Thin Layer Chromatography in Essential Oils II |
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14th Week |
Antimicrobial Activity in Essential Oils |
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15th Week |
Discussion |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | 1. Farmakognozi Cilt 1/2, Tanker M, Tanker N, Ankara Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi Yayınları.
2. Tyler VE, Brady LR, Robbers JE Pharmacognosy, Lea & Febriger, Philadelphia, 1981.
3. Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy, Saunders Elsevier, 16. Baskı, Philadelphia, 2009.
4. Sakar, K., Fitokimyasal Analiz, Ankara Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi yayınları, Ankara 1991.
5. Pharmacopeias |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Experiment
- Ödev
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Quiz |
10 |
10 |
| Practice |
10 |
40 |
| 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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
14 |
1 |
14 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Course hours |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
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0 |
|
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total Work Load | 98 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 3.26 |
| 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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