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  1. Graduate School
  2. Department of Pharmacognosy
  3. Master of Science (MSc) in Pharmacognosy
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  5. Discovery of Natural Active Ingredients
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Last Updated: 30/09/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
FKG523 - Discovery of Natural Active Ingredients I. SEMESTER 3 +0 6.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. BETÜL DEMİRCİ
Mode of Delivery Face to face
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Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
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Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Historical approaches in drugs
Week - 2 Importance of pharmacognosy in drug discovery
Week - 3 Drugs obtained from natural sources
Week - 4 Bioactive natural compunds
Week - 5 Traditional methods of drug discovery
Week - 6 Modern methods of drug discovery
Week - 7 Differences of Drugs and Medicinal Plants
Week - 8 Similarities of Drugs and Medicinal Plants
Week - 9 Some important discoveries of herbal medicine
Week - 10 Cinchona
Week - 11 salicylic acid from willow bark
Week - 12 Digitoxin from Digitalis species
Week - 13 Etoposide from Podophyllum peltatum
Week - 14 Taxol from Taxus tspecies

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