TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Sixth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	3
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Semra Kurucu Professor Arif Ahmet Başaran Assistant Professor Doğa Selin Kayıhan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) 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. 2) learn the chromatographic and spectroscopic methods used for volatile oils and total secondary metabolites and gain the experience of analytic research. 3) Can perform purification and quantitation of individual natural secondary metabolites 4) 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. 5) 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.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	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.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Detection of various herb powders with microscopy 2nd Week Detection of various herb powders with microscopy 3rd Week Total aldehyde determination in volatile oils and detection methods of vollatile oils. 4th Week Quantitative determination of volatile oils by volumetric Pharmacopeia method and determination of water content in the material 5th Week Quantitative determination of volatile oils by gravimetric Pharmacopeia method 6th Week Gas chromatography analysis in voliatile oils (demonstrative) 7th Week Mid term exam 8th Week Pharmacopeia analysis (Volatile oil containing herb) 9th Week Saponoside extraction and detection from the herbal medicine 10th Week Cardioactive glycosides extraction and detection from herbal material 11th Week Iridoid glycosides extraction and detection from herbal material 12th Week Chromatographic application to separate terpenes in volatile oils 13th Week Detection of unknown sample 14th Week Discussion
RECOMENDED 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
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Experiment,Ödev
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Quiz 10 15 Practice 10 40 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload 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 0 Laboratory (including preparation) 14 3 42 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 0 0 0 Total Workload 98 Total Workload / 30 3,26 ECTS Credits of the Course 3
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No