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GVB 524 - Enzyme Engineering

Graduate Education Institute · Food Nutrition · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İsmail Hakkı TEKİNER

Course Objective

Aim of this course is to give information about isolation, purification and application areas of enzymes beside basic knowledge relating enzymes

Course Content

Basic consepts about enzymes, chemical structures of enzymes, enzyme-substrat relations, enzyme kinetics, classification etc.

Required Resources

Saldamlı, İ. (1998). Enzimler, Gıda Kimyası içinde. Ankara: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları. 

Whitehurst, R. J. (2003). Enzymes in Food Technology. Sheffield Academic Press & CRC Press.

Rastall, R. (2007). Novel Enzyme Technology for Food Applications. Woodhead Publishing Limited, England. 

Recommended Resources

Saldamlı, İ. (1998). Enzimler, Gıda Kimyası içinde. Ankara: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları. 

Whitehurst, R. J. (2003). Enzymes in Food Technology. Sheffield Academic Press & CRC Press.

Rastall, R. (2007). Novel Enzyme Technology for Food Applications. Woodhead Publishing Limited, England. 

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Acid in the food industry, the importance of chelates and stabilizer.
  2. Vitamins and amino acids used in the food industry.
  3. Health problems sourced from additives.
  4. Starch, Emulsifier, Polyol, flavor agents, flavor enhancers and sweeteners, and its importance for food industry use.
  5. Why Food additives are used?

Core Area Distribution

(42) Life Sciences%50 (52) Engineering and Engineering Trades%50

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticeSelf studyProblem Solving

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period16696
Midterm166
Quiz000
Assignment31030
Practice000
Final177

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction to enzyme applications in foodsReading
2Protein Chemistry IReading
3Protein Chemistry IIReading
4Protein Chemistry IIIReading
5Physicochemical properties of enzymesReading
6Enzyme kineticsReading
7Enzyme immobilizationReading
8Mid-term exam-
9Enzyme production and reactorsReading
10Isolation of enzymesReading
11Enzyme purification and genetically modified enzymesReading
12Food applications IReading
13Food applications IIReading
14Food applications IIIReading
15Homework presentations- General evaluationPresentation preparation