NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 脂肪生物技術特論(6065)
	(Eng.) Special Topics on Lipid Biotechology
Offering Dept	Graduate Institute of Genomics and Bioinformatics
Course Type	Elective	Credits	2	Teacher	CHEN,YU-TING
Department	Graduate Institute of Genomics and Bioinformatics/Graduate	Language	English	Semester	2025-SPRING
Course Description	The structure and function of lipid and its application in biotechnology. In this course, we will also discuss the structure, function and application of various enzymes involved in the lipid synthesis pathway, as well as methods to improve the yield and quality of lipids using biotechnology such as protein engineering or gene transfer techniques. And learn the techniques for producing biodiesel from algae.
Prerequisites				self-directed learning in the course	N

Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%)			Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives	Competency Indicators	Ratio(%)	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Special Topics on Lipid Biotechology, includes the latest application and development principles and methods of lipids in cosmetics, industry, medicine, food, etc.	1.	30	Practicum Lecturing Discussion	Quiz Oral Presentation Assignment
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 The structure and function of lipid (I) Week 2 Structure and function of lipid (II) Week 3 Fatty acid synthesis pathways Week 4 Formation of oil droplets Week 5 Fatty acid metabolic pathways Week 6 Increasing plant triglyceride production Week 7 Enzyme engineering and application of phospholipase Week 8 Synthesis of Structural Lipid by Enzyme Method Week 9 Enzyme modifying milk fat Week 10 Polyunsaturated fatty acids Week 11 Application of Terpenoids in Plant Defense Mechanism Week 12 Structure, functions, and properties of lipase (I) Week 13 Structure, functions, and properties of lipase (II) Week 14 Industrial use of lipases Week 15 Production of high-valence fatty esters by enzymatic method Week 16 Enzyme production of biodiesel Week 17 Application of algae oil Week 18 Final report
Evaluation
Home Works: 50%，Final Report: 50%
Textbook & other References
Lipid Biotechnology. By Tsung Min Kuo and Harold W. Gardner. Marcel Dekker, Inc. Press (2002) HPLC of Acyl Lipids. By Jiann-Tsyh (Ken) Lin and Thomas A. McKeon. HNB Publishing Press (2005) Jegannathan KR, Abang S, Poncelet D, Chan ES, Ravindra P. (2008) Production of biodiesel using immobilized lipase--a critical review. Crit Rev Biotechnol. 28(4):253-64. Akoh CC, Chang SW, Lee GC, Shaw JF. (2007) Enzymatic approach to biodiesel production. J Agric Food Chem. 55(22):8995-9005 Franklin SE, MayWeld SP (2004) Prospects for molecular farming in the green alga Chlamydomonas. Curr Opin Plant Biol 7:159–165
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
E-campus
Office Hours
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
include experience courses：N

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