Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Pharmacognosy II Laboratory ECZ392 6. Semester 0 + 4 2.0 2.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mert İLHAN
Prof. Dr. Ufuk KOCA ÇALIŞKAN
Instructors Mert İLHAN
Assistants
Goals Having detailed knowledge on the secondary ingredient groups that present in medicinal plants; making qualitative and quantitative analyzes on herbal drugs by using pharmacopoeias and validated methods
Course Content
Learning Outcomes - Know about alkaloids.
- Know about essential oils.
- Know about and fixed oils.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Theoretical information
2. Week Theoretical information
3. Week General identification reactions of alkaloid, specific color reactions of alkaloids
4. Week The diagnosis of Opium alkaloids and their TLC analysis
5. Week The diagnosis of Solonaceae alkaloids and their TLC analysis
6. Week Quantitation of Solanaceae alkaloids by spectrophotometric method
7. Week Purification of caffeine from tea
8. Week Midterm exam
9. Week Experiments on fixed oils and quantification of fixed oils
10. Week Determination of the saponification index of fixed oils
11. Week Determination of the acidity index of fixed oils
12. Week Determination of iodine and peroxide index in fixed oils
13. Week Quantification of essential oils, diagnosis of water, fixed oil, resinous essential oil and foreign ester in essential oils, diagnosis of resin and balsam
14. Week Quantification of total alcohol in essential oils
15. Week Quantification of total phenol and total aldehyde in essential oils
Recommended Sources
Farmakognozi Cilt-I ve Farmakognozi Cilt- II (Nevin Tanker, Mekin Tanker) -Evans, W. C. (2002). Trease and Evans pharmacognosy. Bailliere Tindall: London.
• Bruneton, J. (1993). Pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, medicinal plants (No. Ed. 2). Technique et Documentation Lavoisier.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 Measurement Method
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Homework 1 10 1 10
Final 1 2 2
Practice 1 10 10
Classroom Activities 14 2 28
Total Workload 51
ECTS Credit of the Course 2.0