ABE 408 Engineering Elements of Biochemistry and Microbiology
 
Week # Topic Book Reading
1 Introduction
Organic chemistry applied to living system
  • Water
  • Carbohydrates
 Ch. 1 & 2
Ch. 3
2
  • Lipids
  • Proteins
  • Enzyme

Lab #1: Analysis of sugars by HPLC

 Ch. 3
3
  • Vitamins
  • Nucleic Acid

    Lab #2: Coagulation of Milk Protein

 Ch. 3
4 Basic Microbiology: An Engineer's Perspective
  • History of Microbiology
  • Microscropes

First Midterm (Sept. 26)

 Ch. 1

Ch. 4
5
  • Prokaryotic Cells
  • Eukaryotic Cells
  • Viruses

Lab #3: Gram Staining of Microorganisms

 Ch. 14
Ch. 9
6 Growth Kinetics and measurement of growth
  • Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors

Lab #4: Preparation of Agar Plates and Dilution Tubes
Study Date

 Ch. 6
7 Informatics and Genetic Information in Biological Systems Ch. 7
 
  • Structures of DNA and RNA

Lab #5: Spread Plating

  
8 Synthesis of DNA
  • Transcription and Translation
  • Strain Development

Second Midterm

Lab #6: Enumeration of Colonies

 Ch. 7
9 Energy Calculations in Microbial Bioenergetics
  • Energy and Carriers in Biological Systems
  • Energy Releasing Pathways: Glycolysis, Citric Acid Cycle
  • Oxidative Phosphorylation

Lab #7: Preparation of Fermentation Medium

 Ch. 5
10 Industrial Microbiology
  • Raw materials
  • Fermentation Process
  • Bioreactors

Lab #8: Inoculation of Fermentation Medium

 Ch. 30
11
  • Major Pathways
  • Organic Acids
  • Antibiotics

Lab #9: Analysis of Fermentation Broth by HPLC

 Ch. 30
12
  • Enzymes, Amino Acids
  • Vitamins

Lab #10: Tour of Mushroom Facility

 Ch. 30
13
  • Yeast as food
  • Mushrooms, etc.

Thanksgiving Holidays

  
14

Third Midterm

Environmental Microbiology

  • Sewage and Waste Water Treatment
  • Bioremediation
  • Biogas

Lab #11: BOD Analysis

 

Ch. 19

Ch. 28
15
  • Composting
  • Microbial leaching
  • Biofilm and biocorrosion

Lab #12: Waste Water Treatment Facility

 Ch. 19
16 Final Exam Week  

Instructor:
Dr. Ali Demirci
231 Agricultural Engineering Bldg.
Phone: 865-1098
E-mail: demirci@psu.edu		 Grading: First Midterm
Second Midterm
Third Midterm
Homework/Quizzes/Lab
Final Exam		 15%
15%
15%
25%
30%

Class Time:
Lab Time:		 MWF 3:35 - 4:25 p.m. in 106 Agricultural Engineering Building
W 4:40 - 5:30 p.m. in 112 Agricultural Engineering Building

Required Text Book: Madigan, M.T. and Martinko, J.M. 2006. Brock Biology of Microorganisms. 11th Edition. Prince Hall. ISBN 0-13-144329-1

Academic integrity, as defined by University Faculty Senate Policy 49-20, is the pursuit of scholarly activity free from fraud and deception and is an educational objective of this institution. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarizing, fabricating of information or citations, facilitating acts of academic dishonesty by others, having unauthorized possession of examinations, submitting work of another person or work previously used without informing the instructor, or tampering with the academic work of other students.