1. THIRD CYCLE - DOCTORATE DEGREE
  2. THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
  3. BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
  4. 1741 Biology PhD
Course Information Course Learning Outcomes Course's Contribution To Program ECTS Workload Course Details
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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
BIO 572NUTRITIONAL TOXICOLOGY3 + 02nd Semester7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Doctorate Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective Give an information about nutrition-toxicology relationship.
Course Content Nutritional toxicology discusses the role of nutrients in protecting the body against toxicants. It explores the overall importance of the metabolism of xenobiotics and antioxidant nutrients in their increasingly important role in protecting against oxidative damage generated by free radicals. Also discusses components of the diet that can influence metabolism of drugs, and xenobiotic metabolism. Topics are: antioxidant nutrients and protection from free radicals, the role of nutrients in detoxification mechanisms, foods derived from genetically modified crop plants, interactions between foods, nutritional supplements and drugs, phytosterols in human health, biotechnology-derived and novel foods: safety approaches and regulations, and carcinogens.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Will be able to discuss the role of nutrients in protecting the body against toxicants
2Will be able to explore the overall importance of the metabolism of xenobiotics and antioxidant nutrients in their increasingly important role in protecting against oxidative damage generated by free radicals
3Will be able to know components of the diet that can influence metabolism of drugs, and xenobiotic metabolism
4Will be able to know components of the diet that can influence metabolism of drugs, and xenobiotic metabolism
5Will be able to know nutritionalsupplements and drugs
6Will be able to know phytosterols and biotechnology-derived foods in human health

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
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ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14342
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)12672
Mid-terms12727
Final examination13030
Presentation / Seminar Preparation4624
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course





195

7,5
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