Engineering enzymology

Course: Biotechnology (Bachelor) FULL-TIME

Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Title
Engineering enzymology
Code
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2025/2026
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
PR02. Be able to perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of substances of inorganic, organic and biological origin, using appropriate methods. PR11. Be able to perform basic genetic and cytological research to improve and increase the biosynthetic ability of biological agents, taking into account the principles of biosafety, bioprotection and bioethics (induced mutagenesis using physical and chemical mutagenic factors, selection and accumulation of auxotrophic mutants, transfer of genetic information, etc.). PR12. PR25. PR 35
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successful completion of the courses "Biochemistry", "Fundamentals of Biotechnology". 2. Be able to independently apply knowledge of biochemistry, biotechnology and other disciplines, perform laboratory and practical work, work with scientific and methodological literature. 3. Possess basic skills in working with materials and equipment used in engineering enzymology by laboratories and other institutions of the relevant profile.
Course content
The discipline "Engineering Enzymology" should give students an idea of engineering enzymology, determine the place of engineering enzymology in a number of priority areas of biotechnology; deepen understanding of the physical, chemical and biochemical laws of biocatalysis, the features of its use in biotechnology; develop a vision of the prospects for the practical use of the achievements of engineering enzymology.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Kravchenko O.O., Savchuk O.M., Ostapchenko L.I. Fundamentals of biotechnology. Textbook. – Kyiv: VPC KNU. – 2019. 2. Main directions of modern biotechnology: textbook / A.S. Yuet, D.M. Grebinyk, K.O. Dvorshchenko, O.M. Savchuk, L.I. Ostapchenko. – Kyiv: Electronic edition. – 2023. – 390 p. 3. Galkin B.M., Ivanytsia V.O., Galkin M.B. Engineering enzymology. – Odesa: ONU.- 2017. – 103 p. 4. Biochemistry of enzymes / M.M. Marchenko, L.V. Khuda, M.M. Velikiy, L.I. Ostapchenko. – Chernivtsi: Chernivtsi National University, 2012. – 416 p. 5. Enzyme Assays. A Practical Approach / Ed. R. Eisenthal, M.J. Danson. Second Edition. - Oxford: University Press, 2002. - 282 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, laboratory classes, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
- semester assessment: 1. Modular test 1 – 20 points/10 points 2. Modular test 2 – 20 points/10 points 3. Laboratory reports – 20 points/10 points - final assessment: in the form of an exam
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Oleksii Mykolaiovych Savchuk
Department of Biochemistry
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Biochemistry
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center