ENB 503E - Metabolic Concepts in Environmental Sciences

Dersin Amaçları

Transfer of fundamental knowledge on;
1. microbial metabolism and its components,
2. major microbial metabolic pathways,
3. interactions between metabolic groups,
4. microbial strategies for control and optimization of existence and functioning

Dersin Tanımı

This course provides fundamental knowledge on the following topics: Cell chemistry and biosynthesis; Energy and carbon flow in metabolism and central metabolic pathways; Catabolic diversity: chemolithotrophy, fermentation and syntrophy, chemoorganotrophy under aerobic/anoxic respiring conditions; Control of metabolic processes; Microbial response to stress conditions