| Module designation | SEDC6071 Microbial Chemistry |
| Semester(s) in which the module is taught | 5th Semester and 7th Semester |
| Person responsible for the module | Dr. Rahmad Rizki Fazli, S.Pd., M.Si. |
| Language | Indonesian, English (for lecture material) |
| Relation to curriculum | Elective Course |
| Teaching methods | Lecture, small group discussion, Case methods. |
| Workload (incl. contact hours, self-study hours) | 2 x 45 hours per semester, comprising: 100 minutes lecture and discussion per week120 minutes structured tasks per week120 minutes learn to be independent per week |
| Credit points | 2 SKS = 3.34 ECTS |
| Required and recommended prerequisites for joining the module | no prerequisites |
| Module objectives/intended learning outcomes | Students are able to analyze microbial development, microbial habitats, microbial utilization, and understand the secondary metabolites produced by microbes through discussions supported by well-established references.Students are able to recognize several forms of microbial intercellular communication, quorum sensing, and microbiological techniques for harvesting microbes and the secondary metabolites they produced through discussions supported by well-established references. |
| Content | This course aims to provide students with knowledge related to microbial development, microbial habitats, microbial utilization, understanding secondary metabolites produced by microbes, communication between microbial cells, quorum sensing, and microbiological techniques for harvesting microbes and the secondary metabolites they produce. |
| Exams and assessment formats | case methods and task |
| Study and examination requirements | Case methods: 80%Task: 20% |
| Recommended literature | Cohen, G. N. (2004). Microbial Biochemistry. Springer Dordrecht. Fill, T. P. (Ed.). (2023). Microbial Natural Products Chemistry: A Metabolomics Approach. In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (Vol. 1439). Springer. Birkett, J., & Lester, J. (1999). Microbiology and Chemistry for Environmental Scientists and Engineers. CRC Press. Li, J., Lu, X., Zou, X., & Ye, B.-C. (2024). Recent advances in microbial metabolic engineering for production of natural phenolic acids. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 72(9), 4538–4551. Du, B., Sun, M., Hui, W., Xie, C., & Xu, X. (2023). Recent advances on key enzymes of microbial origin in the lycopene biosynthesis pathway. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 71(35), 12927–12942. ang, K., Zhang, Z., Guo, X., Zhang, G., Jin, Y., & Wang, Z. (2025, August 13). Recent advances in organic molecule fluorescent probes for microbial imaging. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. Advance Article. Biswas, S., Mahato, S., & Dhar, J. (2025, April 9). Bioconvection and bloom in porous environment and its assisted technologies: A review. Alvionita M, Andriyani A, Rahmadina LP, Fazli RR, Idris I (2023) Isolation of biosurfactant producing bacteria from Mangrove area. In: AIP conference proceedings, vol 2569, No. 1. AIP Publishing. |
| Date of last amendment | August 12, 2024 |
