Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry)

SYLLABUS
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BIOCHEMISTRY)
Eligibility : 10+2 SCIENCE
Program Duration : 3 Years
Program Objectives:
Our Bachelor of Science program is a versatile degree that provides students with the optimal balance between a
defined sequence of study and flexible course options. Biochemistry is the study of the chemical basis of life and
underpins all disciplines of biology. Our unique program will provide you with a detailed understanding of the
molecular events that control growth and development of all living things. Biochemistry also forms the basis of the
biotechnology industry. More importantly, the new and exciting disciplines of proteomics, genomics,
bioinformatics, genetic engineering, and drug design all rely on the knowledge of and competency in biochemistry.
YEAR I
Continuous
Theory/
Course Code Course Title Assessment Credits
Practical
(Internals)
ENG101 Communication for Professionals 70 30 3

BIO101 Cell Biology 70 30 4
BOT101 Bioinformatics 70 30 4
BCH101 Bio molecules 70 30 3
BCH102 Plant Biochemistry 70 30 4
EZY101 Enzymology 70 30 4
BIO101P Cell Biology (P) 35 15 3
BOT101P Bioinformatics (P) 35 15 3
BCH101P Biomolecules (P) 35 15 4
Total 750 32
YEAR II
Continuous
Theory/
Practical
(Internals)
MBL201 Instrumentation and Techniques 70 30 4

GNT201 Molecular Genetics 70 30 4
MBL202 Immunology 70 30 4
BCH201 Intermediary Metabolism 70 30 4
BCH202 Membrane Biology 70 30 3
GNT201P Molecular Genetics (P) 35 15 3
MBL202P Immunology(P) 35 15 3
BCH201P Intermediary Metabolism (P) 35 15 3
SEM201 Seminar 100 4
Total 750 32
YEAR III
Continuous
Theory/Prac
tical
(Internals)
WCM301 Environmental Science and Ecology 70 30 5

BCH301 Industrial Biochemistry 70 30 5
BCH302 Nutritional Biochemistry 70 30 4
BCH303 Clinical Biochemistry 70 30 4
BCH301P Industrial Biochemistry (P) 35 15 4
BCH303P Clinical Biochemistry (P) 35 15 4
PRJ301 Project Work/ Industrial Training 200 6
Total 700 32
DETAILED SYLLABUS
INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Personal contact program Lectures (virtual and in-person), Assignments,
Labs and Discussions, Learning projects, Industrial Training Program and Dissertation.
YEAR I
COMMUNICATION FOR PROFESSIONAL – ENG101
UNIT CONTENT
Essentials of Grammar: Parts of Speech; Vocabulary building; Sentence; Articles;

Pronouns; Quantity; Adjectives; Adverbs; Prepositions, Adverb particles and phrasal verbs,
1 Verb; Verb tenses; Imperatives; Active and passive voice; Direct and indirect speech; The
infinitive; Conditional sentences; Synonyms and antonyms; Singular and Plural; Figures of
Speech; Punctuation and Phonetics.
Nature, Scope and Process of Communication: Defining Communication; Nature of
Communication; Objectives/Purpose of Communication; Functions of Communication;
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Process of Communication; Elements of Communication Process; Process of Communication:
Models; Working of the Process of Communication; Forms of Communication.
Channels and Networks of Communication: Channels of Communication; Communication
3 Flow in Organizations: Directions/Dimensions of Communication; Patterns of Flow of
Communication or Networks; Factors Influencing Organizational Communication.
Principles of Effective Communication: Communication Effectiveness: Criteria of
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Evaluation; Seven Cs of Effective Communication; Four Ss of Communication.
Barriers in Communication: Categorization of Barriers; Semantic Barriers; Organizational
Barriers Interpersonal Barriers (Relating to Superior-subordinate); Individual or Psycho-
5 sociological Barriers; Cross-cultural/Geographic Barriers; Physical Barriers/Channel and
Media Barriers; Technical Aspects in Communication Barriers; Overcoming the Barriers in
Communication; Measures to Overcome Barriers in Communication.
Non-verbal Communication: Characteristics of Non-verbal Communication; Relationship of
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Non-verbal Message with Verbal Message; Classification of Non-verbal Communication.
Oral Communication: Informal Conversation: Oral Communication; Informal
7 Conversation; Learning Informal Conversation; How to Go About Learning Other Tricks?;
Learning Conversational Skills; Internet Chat.
Communication in Business Organizations: Meaning of Business Communication; Types
of Information Exchanged in Business Organizations; Role of Communication in Business
Organizations; Importance of Communication in Management of Business Organizations;
8 Scope of Communication in Organizational Setting; Characteristics of Effective Business
Communication; New Communication Environment; Ethical challenges and Traps in
Business Communication; Role of Communication in Three Managerial Roles Defined by
Henry Mintzberg.
Formal Conversations: Meetings, Interviews and Group Discussions: Meetings; Duties of
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Participants; Interviews; Group Discussions.
Greetings and Introduction: Basics of greetings and introduction; formal and informal
10 introduction; Reading comprehension, Vocabulary; Pronunciation: Falling and rising tone;
Speaking: Body language; Listening: body language.
Listening Skills: Importance of Listening; Listening versus the Sense of Hearing; Listening
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as Behaviour; Payoffs for Effective Listening; Actions Required for an Effective Listener;
Approaches to Listening; Misconceptions and Barriers that Impair Listening; Planning for
Effective Listening; How to be a Good Listener?; What Speakers can do to Ensure Better
Listening?.
Formal and Informal Letters: Distinction between Formal and Informal Letters; Writing
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Formal Letters; Informal Letters.
13 Communication on the Net: E-Mail; Netiquettes; Blog Writing; Web Writing.
Report Writing: Business Reports: Significance; Types of Reports; Five Ws and one H;
Report Planning; Report Writing Process; Outline of a Report; Guidelines for Writing Report;
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Technicalities of Report Writing; Visual Aids in Reports; Criteria used for Judging the
Effectiveness of a Report; Illustrations.
Job Applications and Resume Writing: Job Application/Covering Letter; Resume/CV
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Writing.
LEARNING SOURCE: Self Learning Materials
ADDITIONAL READINGS:
A. Harvard Business School Press (2003), Business Communication: Harvard Business Essentials,
Boston, Massachusetts.
B. Krizan, A.C. Buddy, Merrier, Patricia, Logan, Joyce and Williams, Karen (2008), Business
Communication, Thomson South-Western.
C. Guffey,m Mary E. (2000), Business Communication: Process and Product, South-Western College
Publishing.;
WEB LINKS:
A. http://www.commissionedwriting.com/GRAMMAR%20ESSENTIALS.pdf.
B. http://www.esf.edu/fnrm/documents/FNRM_Communications_Handbook2008.pdf.
C. Http://books.google.co.in/books?id=RETE15K43qsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=essentials+of+eng
lish+grammer+pdf&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XlpSU6PEKY2HrgfyqoDoAQ&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=o
nepage&q&f=false.
CELL BIOLOGY – BIO101
UNIT CONTENT
Cell Structure and Cell Organelles: What is Cell Biology? Significant Events in Cell Biology,
Careers in Cell Biology; Types of Cells, Prokaryotic Cells, Eukaryotic Cell; Plasma lemma or
Cell Membrane, A Historical Perspective, Basic Membrane Architecture, Lipids, Membrane
Polarity, Membrane Skeleton, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Models of the Plasma Membrane,
Mosaic Properties of Cell Membranes: Structure and Functions of Cell Organelles; Nucleus,
1 History, Structures, Function, Evolution; Mitochondria, Structure, Organization and
Distribution, Functions, Origin; Ribosomes, Structure, Function, Regulation, Structure Linkage,
Function Linkage, Regulation Linkage; Golgi Bodies, Evolution, Discovery, Structure, How
does the Golgi Apparatus Form? Function, Vesicular Transport, Transport Mechanism;
Lysosomes, Enzymes, Functions; Endoplasmic Reticulum, Structure, Rough Endoplasmic
Reticulum, Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum, Sarcoplasmic Reticulum, Functions; Vacuole,
Bacteria, Plants, Fungi, Animals.
Structure of Chromosome: Historical background of chromosome, Number of Chromosomes,
Size of chromosomes; Structure of Chromosome, Chemical Structure of Chromosome,
Molecular Structure of Chromosomes; Euchromatin and Heterochromatin; Types of
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chromosome on the basis of centromere position, Karyotype; Functions of Chromosome;
Special Types of Chromosomes, Lamp brush Chromosome, Polytene Chromosomes, B-
Chromosomes
Structure of DNA and Types of DNA: Systemic Position of DNA in a cell; History of DNA,
Gregor Mendel, Frederick Griffith, Oswald Avery, Erwin Chargaff, Roslind Franklin and
Maurice Wilkins, James Watson and Francis Crick; DNA is the Genetic Material, The Avery
Macleod Mc Carty Experiment, The Hershey-Chase Experiment; Structure of Nucleic Acid,
Nucleosides, Nucleotides; Components of Nucleic Acids; Differences between Prokaryotic and
Eukaryotic DNA; Molecular structure of Deoxyribonucleic Acid, Deoxyribose, Nitrogenous
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Bases, Phosphate; Types of DNA, On the basis of Number of Strands, On the Basis of
Nucleotide Residues, On the Basis of Shape, On the Basis of the Nature of Nucleotide Sequence
in Duplex DNA; Properties of DNA, The Size of DNA Molecule, Denaturation, Fragility of
DNA Molecule, Renaturation, Effect of pH on DNA, Stability, Hyper Chromic Effect;
Functions of DNA, Chemistry of DNA, Double-Helical DNA and RNA can be Denatured, DNA
Use in Technology
Types of RNA: Molecular structure of RNA; Chemical structure of RNA; Comparison with
DNA; Strategies for analyzing RNA structure; Synthesis of RNA (Transcription); Types of
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RNA, Messenger RNA, Ribosomes and Ribosomal RNA (rRNA), Transfer RNA (tRNA),
Ribozymes, Antisense RNAs, Viral Genomes, Other RNAs; Functions of RNA.
Cell Cycle: Mitosis and Meiosis: Cell cycle; Regulation of the Cell Cycle, Regulators of the
cell cycle, Protein Degradation; Cell Cycle Regulation in Development, Cell Cycle Variation,
Embryonic Cell Cycles, Larval Somatic Cell Cycles, Endoreduplication Cycles, Meiotic Cell
5 Cycle, Checkpoint Control, DNA damage induced Checkpoint, DNA replication induced
Checkpoint, Spindle assembly Checkpoint, Cell Cycle Entry and Arrest; Interphase; Mitosis,
Cytokinesis, Significance of Mitosis; Meiosis, Significance of Meiosis; Comparison of Mitosis
and Meiosis; Gametogenesis, Spermatogenesis, Oogenesis, Significance of DNA
DNA Replication: DNA Replication: An overview; DNA polymerase; Central Dogma
6 Statement, Overview, DNA; Replication process; Transcription, Initiation, Elongation,
Termination; Translation, Activation, Initiation, Elongation, The Mechanics of it all.
DNA Repair: DNA Damage and Repair Mechanisms; Sources of DNA damage; Types of DNA
damage; Mechanisms of DNA Repair; Global response to DNA damage, DNA Damage
7 Checkpoints, Prokaryotic SOS Response, Eukaryotic Transcriptional Responses to DNA
Damage; DNA Repair and Aging, Pathological Effects Poor DNA Repair, Longevity and
Caloric Restriction
Cell Adhesion: Cell adhesion: An overview, Physical Connections between Cells, Forming the
Connections between Cells; Process in Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, Prokaryotes;
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Differential adhesion hypothesis, Background, Overview, Applications; Clinical Implications of
Cell Adhesion.
Cell Biology Laboratory Manual: Microscope, Aberrations, Angle of Incidence, Alignment,
Bright Field, Dark Field and Phase Contrast; Types of Microscope, Electron Microscope,
Scanning Electron Microscope; Histochemistry, Fixation, Dehydration, Embedding, Paraffin,
Plastic, Sectioning, The Ultramicrotome, The Cryostat; Cell Fractionation, Homogenization,
Osmotic Alterations, Mortars and Pestles, Blenders, Compression/Expansion, Ultrasonification,
9 Gravity Sedimentation, Centrifugation, Physical Properties of Biological Materials,
Sedimentation Velocity, Sedimentation Coefficient, Diffusion Coefficient, Sedimentation
Equilibrium; Electrophoresis, Cationic vs. Anionic Systems, Tube vs. Slab Systems,
Continuous vs. Discontinuous Gel Systems, Agarose Gels; Cell Cycles, Interphase G1-S-G2,
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Meiosis, Prophase-I: Leptotene 1, Prophase I:
Zygotene, Prophase I: Pachytene, Prophase I: Diplotene, Prophase I: Diakinesis, Metaphase-I,
Anaphase-I, Telophase-I: Interphase, Prophase-II: Telophase II, Damage Induced during
Division; The central dogma.
A. Cell Biology, Third Edition, By S C Rastogi, 2005
B. Cell Biology, By Melissa Stewar, 2008
C. Molecular Biology, By David P. Clark, Nanette Jean Pazdernik, 2013
D. Lodish, Harvey, et al. (2003) Molecular Cell Biology 5th Edition. W. H. Freeman, pp.659-666.
WEB LINKS:
A. http://biology.unm.edu/ccouncil/Biology_124/Summaries/Cell.html
B. http://biologyclc.uc.edu/courses,bio104/cells.htm
C. www.edu.pe.ca/gray/class_pages/rcfleming/cells/notes.htm
CELL BIOLOGY (P) – BIO101P
1. Microscopic Examination of Cells
2. Dilution Techniques
3. Measurement of Solutes
4. Sampling and Isolating Bacteria
5. Staining and Counting Bacteria
6. Physiological Processes of Bacteria
7. Comparison of Normal and Transformed cells
8. Mitosis & Meiosis
9. Inheritance
10. Analysis of Proteins by Chromatography and Electrophoresis
BIOINFORMATICS – BOT101
UNIT CONTENT
Introduction to Bioinformatics: Definition of Bioinformatics; Aims of Bioinformatics;

Applications of Bioinformatics, Sequence Alignment, Multiple Sequence Alignment; Prediction
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of RNA Secondary structure; Protein secondary structure prediction; Microarray, Types of
Microarrays; Computer added drug designing, Pharmacogenomics, Evolutionary Analysis.
Biological Databases: Databank, Database; Classification of Biological Database; Types of
Database, Sequence Databases, Macromolecular Structure Database, Proteomic Databases,
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Protein Sequence Databases, Structure Database, Conserved Domain Database, Interaction
Databases, MINT, RNA Database, Gene Expression Databases, Ontology Databases; Database
of genetic and proteomic pathways, Expression, Regulation and Pathways Databases, KEGG
Pathway Clinical Databases, Microarray Databases; Literature database, PubMed, PubMed
Central, OMIM, Bookshelf, List of other Biological Databases, Types of Biological Databases:
At NCBI
Phylogenetic Analysis: Fundamental elements of phylogenetic models; Tree interpretation-The
Importance of Identifying Paralogs and Orthologs; Phylogenetic data analysis: The Four Steps,
Alignment: Building the Data Model; How much Computer dependence, Phylogenetic Criteria
Preferred, Alignment Parameter Estimation, Mathematical Optimization and Analysis of
structures, Alignment: Extraction of a Phylogenetic Data Set, Determining the Substitution
Model, Which Substitution Model to Use; Tree Building methods, Distance based Methods,
Unweighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic Mean (UPGMA), Neighbor Joining (NJ), Fitch
3 Margoliash (FM), Minimum Evolution (ME), Character based Methods, Maximum Parsimony
(MP), Maximum Likelihood (ML); List of some Specific software for phylogenetic analysis,
PHYLIP, MEGA, VOSTORG, COMPROB, PAUP, MARKOV Puzzle; Phylogenetic Activity,
Exercise 1: Relatives of Relatives, Exercise 2: Understanding Historical Relationships, How did
You Do? Exercise 3: Comparing Trees, Exercise 4: Multiple Sequence Alignment; DNA
sequencing; Protein Sequencing, Hydrolysis, Separation, Quantitative Analysis, N-terminal
Amino Acid Analysis, C-terminal Amino Acid Analysis, Edman Degradation, Mass
Spectrometry, Importance of Sequencing.
Application of Bioinformatics Websites: Website, Static Website, Dynamic Website;
Computers in biochemical research, Biochemical Computers, Biomechanical Computers,
Bioelectronic Computers; Data collection; Data storage, Hierarchy of Storage; National centre
for Biotechnology information (NCBI 2001), Path to the Bioinformatics, Role of
Bioinformatics, Applications of Bioinformatics; Cheminformatics and drug design, Molecular
Phylogenies; Partnership in bioinformatics, Importance of databases; Types of databases; What
is GenBank?, Updating or Revising a Sequencing a Sequence, New Developments; EMBL,
EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Database; Biological annotation, Data Distribution Searching and
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Sequence Analysis; EMBnet, Citing the EMBL Database; DDBJ, Specialized Databases
Developed at DDBJ, Uniprot; Derived database, Using a WHERE Clause to Specify Selection
Conditions; MySQL, Installing the MySQL DBMS, Setting up MySQL, Using the MySQL
Client Program, Using the MySQLadmin Client Program to set up MySQL, safe_MySQLd and
Securing your MySQL Server; Steps of Model designing, Template and Sequence Alignment,
Fragment Assembly, Segment Matching; Satisfaction of Spatial restraints, Loop Modelling;
Sequence alignment, Interpretation, Alignment Methods, Representations; Global and Local
Alignments; BLASTA and FASTA.
Homology Modeling: What is Homology?, General Procedures; PAM Matrices, BLOSUM
Matrices; Identification of structurally conserved and structurally variable regions, Generating
5 Coordinates for the Unknown Structure; Evaluation and refinement of the structure, Class-
Directed Structure Determination; Steps in model production, Model Generation; Structural
comparison methods, Benchmarking, Accuracy, Sources of Error.
Drug Designing: What is in silico drug design?, Why in silico drug design is significant?; Drug
discovery methods, Types; Major steps in the drug design process, Find What is Known,
6 Develop and Assay, Consider Financial Issues, Find Lead Compounds, Isolate the Molecular
basis for the Disease, Refine Drug Activity, Drug Testing, Formulation, Production, Marketing,
Non Prescription Sales, Genetic Production; Drug designing steps, Other Sites.
Networking and Website: Communication models; Protocols; Basic network terminologies,
Bridges, Routers, Switches, Gateways, Hubs, Content Filters, Firewalls, Modems, Satellites;
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Network interface cards, Network Monitors; Security, Antiviral Utilities, Authentication,
Firewalls, Encryption, Cryptography; Databases.
A. Jeremy Ramsden-2009, Bioinformatics: An introduction, Second Edition.
B. Brown TA. Oxford: Wiley-Liss; 2002, Second Edition, Genomes.
C. Michael M. Miyamoto, Joel Cracraft-1991, Phylogenetic Analysis of DNA Sequences.
D. Mohammed J. Zaki, Christopher Bysroff-2008, Protein structure prediction.
WEB LINKS:
A. http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?
B. http://www.rackspace.com/information/hosting101
C. http://compnetworking.about.com/od/basicnetworkingconcepts/
BIOINFORMATICS (P) – BOT101P
1. Retrieve the protein or DNA sequence and convert it into FASTA format
2. Find out the similarity search of unknown protein sequence using BLAST
3. Find out the similarity search of unknown protein sequence using FASTA
4. Open Reading Frame prediction for different protein out of some given nucleotide sequences
5. Gene finding related search for a given nucleotide sequences in order to predict the Gene
6. Secondary structure prediction for Amino acid sequence of a given protein
7. Predict and visualize the 3D structure of any protein
8. Prepare sequence file in FATSA format and multiply, align them using web based CLUSTALW
9. Molecular modeling using Modeler Software
10. Docking studies using Auto dock Software
BIOMOLECULES – BCH101
UNIT CONTENT
Biomolecules: An Overview: Structure and Functions of Biomolecules, Diversity and
1 Distribution of Biomolecules; General Introduction of composition of living matter; Cell wall
structure.
Carbohydrates: Carbohydrate nomenclature; Monosaccharides, Classification of
Monosaccharide, Properties of Monosaccharide, Chemical Properties of Monosaccharide,
Derivatives of Monosaccharide, Glycosidic Linkage, Biological Significance of
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Monosaccharide; Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Higher Oligosaccharides; Polysaccharides,
Homo polysaccharide, Hetero polysaccharides, Glycosaminoglycans, Glycoconjugates:
proteoglycans, glycoproteins and glycolipids, Biological functions of carbohydrates,
Lipids: Fatty acids, Saturated and Unsaturated fatty acids, Naming of Fatty acids; Saturated and
Unsaturated Fats, Sources of Saturated and Unsaturated Fats, Essential Fatty acids;
Classification of lipids, Simple lipids, Compound lipids, derived lipids; Biologically important
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cholesterol derivatives, Fat soluble vitamins, Eicosanoids, Lipoproteins, Biological functions of
Lipids, Cellular Energy Source, Storage of Triglyceride in Adipose Cells, Mobilization of Fatty
Acids, Membrane Component.
Amino Acids: Amino Acids: An Overview; Functions of Amino Acid; Some Important Amino
4 Acids, Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Threonine,
Tryptophan, Valine, Non-essential Amino Acids
Proteins: Classification of proteins on the basis of shape and solubility, Simple and Globular
Proteins, Conjugated Proteins, Derived Proteins; Biological functions of proteins; Composition
of Proteins, α-Amino acids, Properties of Amino Acids, Standard Amino Acids, Essential and
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Non essential Amino Acids, Titration of Amino Acids, Absorption of UV- light by Aromatic
Amino Acids, The Peptide Bond; Overview of Protein Structure, Primary, Secondary, Super
secondary, Fibrous Proteins and Tertiary Structure
Nucleic Acids: The chemical composition of nucleic acids, Nitrogenous Bases, The Pentoses of
Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids, Nucleosides, Nucleotides, Polynucleotides; Structural
Organization of Nucleic Acid, Chargaff’s Rule; Classes of Nucleic Acids; Deoxyribonucleic
Acid (DNA), Structure of Double stranded DNA, Features of B form of DNA (Watson-Crick
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Model), Alternative Forms of DNA, DNA Topology, Denaturation, and Renaturation of DNA,
Biological Significance of DNA; Ribonucleic Acid (RNA), Structure of Ribonucleic Acid, The
Primary Structure of RNA, Types of RNA, Regulatory RNAs, Comparison between DNA and
RNA
Enzymes: Properties of Enzyme; Nomenclature of Enzyme; Major Classes of Enzymes;
Enzyme Action, Unit of Enzyme Activity, Turnover Number, Enzyme Specificity, Catalytic
Mechanism of Enzyme Action; Enzyme Kinetics, Michaelis-Menten Approach to Enzyme
Kinetics, Steady State Assumption, Line Weaver-Burk Plot or Double Reciprocal Plot,
Significance of Km and Vmax Values; Significance of Kcat, and Kcat/Km; Factors Determines the
Rate of an Enzymatic Reaction, Effect of substrate concentration, Effect of enzyme
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concentration, Effect of Temperature, Effect of pH, Effect of Inhibitors, Effect of Activators;
Enzyme Inhibition, Allosteric Enzymes, Isoenzymes, Zymogens, Lysozymes; Regulation of
Enzyme Activity, Reversible and Irreversible Covalent Modification, Regulation of Activity by
Anchoring of Enzymes in Membrane: Spatial relationship, Regulation of Activity by Enzyme
Synthesis and Degradation, Regulation of Activity by other means: Specialized control,
Regulation of Activity by Feedback Inhibition, Other Regulatory Mechanisms
Vitamins: Vitamins: An Overview; Types of vitamins, Water soluble Vitamins, Fat soluble
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Vitamins; Importance of vitamins; Applications of all types of vitamins.
A. Voet & Voet Text Book of Biochemistry, 3rd Edition
B. Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 4th Edition
C. Charles M. Grisham, Biochemistry: Reginald Garret
D. Hiram F. Gilbert, Basic Concept in Biochemistry: A Student Survival Guide
WEB LINKS:
A. http://www.worhington-biochem.com/introbiochem/enzymes.pdf.
B. http://courses.chem.psu.edu/chem112/materials/enzymes.pdf.
C. http://www.biologymad.com/resources/Ch%204%20-%Enzymes.pdf.
BIOMOLECULES (P) – BCH101P
1. Preparation of Solutions
2. Preparation buffer
3. Estimate the concentrations of reducing sugar present in given sample by DNSA method
4. Estimate the concentrations of sugar present in given sample by Anthrone method
5. Estimate the concentration of amino acids in given sample by Ninhydrin method
6. Estimate the concentration of protein in given sample by Biuret method
7. Estimate the concentration of protein in given sample by Folin-Lowry’s method
8. Estimate the concentration of protein in given sample by Bradford’s method
9. Estimate the amylase activity present in the given sample
10. Investigate the effect of temperature on amylase activity and find out the temperature optima for
amylase
PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY – BCH102
UNIT CONTENT
Basic Biochemistry and Bio-molecules: Scope and importance of biochemistry and molecular
biology in plants; Structural organization of prokaryotic Cells, Internal Structure of Prokaryotic
Cells, Genetic Materials of Prokaryotes, Prokaryotic Cell Structures Outside of Plasma
Membrane; Structural Organization of Eukaryotic Cells, Internal Membrane, Mitochondria and
Plastids, Cytoskeletal Structures, Cell Wall, Plant Cell; Virus: Structural Organization,
Icosahedral, Envelope, Complex, Bacteriophage, Helical; Fractionation of Plant Cell
Organelles; Chemical Bonding in Biological Systems, Entropy and the Laws of
Thermodynamics, Protein Folding can be Understood in Terms of Free Energy Changes,
Biological Buffer and pH; Redox Reactions, Reactions during Photosynthesis, Location of the
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Redox Reactions in the Plants; Role of High Energy Phosphates, High energy Compounds,
Representations of High energy Phosphate Bonds; Biomembranes, Phospholipids, Cytosolic and
an Exoplasmic Face, Phospholipid Composition Differs in Two Membrane Leaflets;
Carbohydrate, Classification of Carbohydrates, Structure and properties of Carbohydrates,
Functions of Carbohydrate; Proteins, Classification, General Structure and properties of
proteins, Protein Functions; Lipids, Classification of Lipids, Structure of Lipids, Properties of
Lipids, Functions of Lipids; Nucleic Acids, Types and Structure of Nucleic Acids, Biochemical
Properties of Nucleic Acid, Biological Role of Nucleic Acids; Prostaglandins, Structure of
Prostaglandin, Functions of Prostaglandins.
Intermediary Metabolism: Anabolism, Carbon Fixation, Carbohydrates and Glycans, Fatty
Acids, Isoprenoids and Steroids, Proteins, Nucleotide Synthesis and Salvage; Catabolism,
Energy from Organic Compounds, Digestion; Metabolism of Carbohydrates, Glycolitic
Pathway, Hexose Monophosphate Shunt Pathway, Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle, Glyoxylate Cycle,
Gluconeogenesis; Biological Oxidation, Electron Transport Chain Makes Energy, Oxidative
2 Phosphorylation; Lipid Metabolism, Energy Production Fatty Acid Oxidation; Amino Acid,
Glutamate family, Aspartate Family, Alanine-valine-leucine Group, Aromatic Amino Acids;
Metabolism of Nucleic Acids, Formation of PRPP, DE NOVO Ribonucleotide Synthesis,
Nucleotide Catabolism and Salvage; Overall Metabolism; Signal Transduction Mechanisms,
Role of Ion Channels in ABA Signaling, Light-induced Stomatal Opening, ABA-induced
Stomatal Closing.
Biochemistry of Food-grains, Fruits and Vegetables: Fundamentals of Nutrition, Major
Nutrients; Concept of Balanced Diet, Factors Determining Food Acceptance/choice,
Regulations of Body Temperature, Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) for Average
Indian; Physiology and Nutrition of Carbohydrates, Fats and Proteins, Carbohydrates, Fats,
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Proteins; Vitamins, Classification of Vitamins; Biochemical Composition and Food Value,
Pulses, Cereals and Whole Grains, Oilseeds, Fruits and Vegetables; Biochemistry of Fruit
Ripening, Post harvest Biochemical Changes; Storage of Fruits and Vegetables, Methods of
Preservation, Other Factors to Consider; Biochemical Basis of Quality Improvement, Enzymic
Changes, Chemical changes, Physical Changes, Biological Changes, Methods of Reducing
Deterioration; Antioxidants, Reactive Oxygen Species, Antioxidant protection, Dietary
Antioxidants, Phytonutrients, Endogenous Antioxidants; Nutraceuticals, Classification of
Nutraceuticals, Dietary Supplements, Functional Foods; Food Toxins, Natural Toxins present in
Food of Plant Origin, Natural Toxins present in food of animal origin, Toxic Effects and Food
Poisoning, Risk Reduction Measures; Antimetabolites; Food Additives, Categories, Safety;
Storage Proteins.
Photosynthesis: Photosynthetic Pigments, Pigment Involved in Photosynthesis; Light Reactions
of Photosynthesis, Photo system, Photophosphorylation; Dark Reactions of Photosynthesis, C3
Cycle, C4 Cycle, Crassulacean Acid Metabolism; Carbon Cycle; Photorespiration;
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Photosynthesis, Photorespiration and Crop Productivity; Chloroplast, Structure, Biochemical
Anatomy, Interaction between Chloroplast, Cytosol and Other Cell Organelles; Seed Reserve
Biosynthesis, CWSPs in Endosperms, CWSPs in Cotyledons.
Plant Metabolic Processes: Metabolism of mineral nutrients in plants; Sulphur metabolism,
Sulphate Assimilation in Lower Plants and Algae, The Need to Adapt to and Manage Sulphur
supply; Nitrogen cycle, Nitrogen Fixation, Nitrification, De-nitrification, Nitrate and Nitrite
Reduction; Biochemical and physiological role of hydrogenase, Structural Classification,
Biological Function, Physiological Role; Chemoautotrophy in Rhizobia and Nitrifying bacteria,
5 Oxidation of Ammonia to Nitrate; Cell cycle; Growth regulation in plants, Three Common Plant
Growth Regulators, Plant Growth Regulators and Food Safety; Signal transduction and
phytohormones, The shade Avoidance Response; Molecular mechanisms of plant Growth,
Hormone action, Perception and Signal Transduction; Role of oligosaccharides and
polysaccharides in cellular metabolism, Metabolism of cyanogenic glycosides and
glucosinolates.
Plant Molecular Biology: Plant Genome Organization, Plant Nuclear Genome, Chloroplast
Genome Organization, Mitochondrial Genome Organization; Genomics, Functional Genomics;
Tissue Specific Expression of Genes; Molecular Biology of Various Stresses, Molecular
Biology of Drought, Salinity Stress and Plant Response; Signal Transduction and its Molecular
Basis, Molecular Mechanism of Plant Hormone Action; Structure, Organization and Regulation
6 of Nuclear Genes, Composition of Nuclear DNA, Genome Size or Nuclear DNA Content;
Genes Involved in Nitrogen Fixation; Regulation of Chloroplast Gene Expression;
Mitochondrial Control of Fertility, Genes and Genetic Capacity, Cytoplasmic Male Sterility;
Plant Molecular Markers and their Applications, DNA based Molecular Markers, Properties
Desirable for Ideal DNA Markers, Types and Description of DNA Markers, Applications of
Molecular Markers in Plant Genome Analysis and Breeding.
Plant Biotechnology: Totipotency; Application of tissue culture for plant improvement, Plant
Breeding and Biotechnology, Wide Hybridization, Haploids, Somaclonal Variation, Micro
propagation; Cryopreservation, Methods of Cryopreservation of Plant Genetic Resources;
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Principles of Gene Cloning; Isolation and Characterization of Plant Genes; Gene Transfer,
Target Cells for gene transformation, Vectors for gene transfer, Gene delivery Methods; Gene
Silencing; Site-directed Mutagenesis.
D. Principles of Biochemistry, Donald Voet, Charlotte W. Pratt, Judith G. Voet, 2013
E. Lea PJ & Leegood RC. 1993. Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.2nd Edition John Wiley.
F. Heldt HS. 1997. Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Oxford Univ. Press.
G. S.R. Mishra (2003) Biomolecules.
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D. http://www.biochemj.org/bj237/0001/237001.pdf.
E. http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/journal/13562
F. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/biochemistry
G. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780122146749
ENZYMOLOGY – EZY101
UNIT CONTENT
Introduction to Enzymes: Theory of Enzyme, What Types of Enzymes are there? How are
Enzymes used? How are Enzyme Preparation made? What Affects the Activity and Stability of
Enzyme?; Classification of Enzymes, General Principles, Common and Systematic Names,
Scheme for the Classification of Enzymes and the Generation of EC Numbers, Rules for
1
Classification and Nomenclature, Rules and Guideline for Particular Classes of Enzymes;
Protein and Non protein Enzymes; General Properties of Enzymes; Factors Affecting Enzyme
Activity, Effect of pH, Effect of Temperature on Enzyme Activity, Temperature Optimum of an
Enzyme, Substrate Concentration; Catalystic Reaction of Enzyme; Advantages of Enzyme.
In Vitro Enzyme Activity: In Vitro Activity of Purified enzymes and their applications in
industry, Specific Activity; Enzyme uses in food processing, medicine Diagnostics and
production of new compounds, Food Processing Medical Applications of Enzymes, Diagnostics,
2
Production of New Compounds, Other Application; Enzymes as research tool, Alcohol
Dehydrogenase (ADH), Malate Dehydrogenase (MDH), Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH);
Modification of biological compounds with the help of enzyme; Enzymes in Molecular Biology.
Enzyme Kinetics: Basic definitions, Rates of Consumption and Formation, Rate of Reaction,
Elementary and Composite Reactions, Order of Reaction and Rate Constant, Numbering of
Reactions, Steady state Approximation; Enzyme reactions involving a single substrate, Limiting
Kinetics of Enzyme- Catalysed Reactions; Enzyme reactions involving more than one substrate,
3 Michaelis-Menten Kinetics; Inhibition, Reversible and Irreversible Inhibitions, Linear and Non
linear Inhibition, Degree of Inhibition, Classification of Inhibition Types, Product Inhibition;
Comparison of Enzyme Kinetics with Radioligend binding, Lineweaver-Burk Plot, Eadie-
Hofstee Plot, Hanes-Woolf Plot; Enzyme Inhibitors, Non-specific Inhibitors, Competitive
Inhibitors; Rapid Kinetics, Stopped-Flow, Quench-Flow.
Enzymes Metabolism: Molecular Recognition, “Lock and Key” Hypothesis, “Induced Fit”
Hypothesis; Stabilization of the transition state, Enzymes supply Enormous Rate Accelerations;
Entropy loss and destabilization of the ES complex, Transition State Analogs Bind Very Tightly
4 to the Active Site; Types of Enzyme catalysis, Covalent Catalysis, Base Catalysis, Metal Ion
Catalysis; Enzyme mechanisms, Serine Proteases, Aspartic Proteases, AIDS Virus HIV-1
Protease, Lysozyme; Allosteric interaction, Models of Allosteric Regulation, Historic Examples
of Cooperativity and Allostery in Proteins, Types of Allosteric Regulation.
Special Enzymes: Metal Ions; Organic cofactors, Vitamins and Derivatives; Cofactors as
Metabolic intermediates, Isozymes, Metalloenzyme; Function and role, General Functions of
5 Metalloenzymes; Regulation and control, Metalloenzyme Inhibition, Membrane Bounded
Proteins; Different methods of enzyme extraction, Enzyme Activities Assay, Preparation of the
Reagents; Lipid protein interaction.
Immobilization: Immobilization of Enzymes; Kinetics of immobilized enzyme; Effect of solute
partition on the kinetics of immobilized enzyme; Effects of solute diffusion on the kinetics of
6
immobilized enzymes, Applications of immobilized enzymes, Use in Medicine, Therapeutic
Uses, Using Enzyme Inhibitors, Other uses.
A. Koshland D. The Enzymes, v. I, ch. 7, Acad. Press, New York, 1959
B. Donald Voet, Judith Voet and Charlotte W Pratt. Fundamentals of biochemistry, life at molecular
level. 2nd Edition, John Wiley 2006
C. Trevor Palmer. Enzymes: biochemistry, biotechnology and clinical chemistry. East West Press
2004
WEB LINKS:
A. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/00766879
B. http://www.biochem.med.umich.edu/?q=enzymology
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methods_in_Enzymology
D. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/enzymology
YEAR II
INSTRUMENTATION AND TECHNIQUES – MBL201
UNIT CONTENTS
Introduction to Separation Techniques: Centrifugation, Analytical/Preparative

Centrifugation, Ultracentrifugation / Low Speed Centrifugation, Moving Boundary / Zone
Centrifugation, Basic Theory of Sedimentation; Electrophoresis, Gel Electrophoresis,
1
Understanding Isoelectric Focusing; Chromatography – Basic Operation, Different Types of
Chromatography Methods, Theory of Chromatography, Ion & Molecule Exchange
Chromatography, Instrumental Components
Basic Separation Techniques: Immobilized Metal Ion Affinity Chromatography, Recombinant
Proteins; Lectins; Electrophoresis, Theory, Electrophoresis Apparatus being used to Separate
2
Proteins by Molecular Weight ,Instrumentation, Detection, Modes of Separation, Efficiency and
Resolution, Related Techniques; Paper Electrophoresis; Iso Electric Focusing
Microscope: Invention of Glass Lenses, Birth of the Light Microscope, Light Microscope, Parts
of Microscope and their Specifications; Microscopy, Electron Microscopy, Transmission
Electron Microscope (TEM), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Phase Contrast
Microscopy, Confocal Microscopy: Fluorescence: X-ray Crystallography, X-rays and the
Production of X-rays, Continuous and Characteristic X-ray Spectra, X-ray Diffraction and
3
Bragg’s Law, X-ray powder Method; Radioactivity, Radioisotopes, Radioactive Decay, Nuclear
Reaction, Writing a Nuclear Reaction Equation, Radioactive Decay and Half Life, Carbon
Dating; Scintillation Counter, Scintillation Counter Apparatus, Liquid Scintillation Counting,
Counting Liquid, Counting Vials, Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry: External Factors
Interfering with β-decay Detection by LSC, Optical Cross Talk
Advance Spectroscopy: Spectroscopy, What Do Photo biologists Use Spectroscopy For?, What
Spectroscopy are Available to the photo biologist?; Photo thermal Techniques, Time-resolved
4 vs. Steady-state Techniques, Ground-state Absorption; Transient Absorption, The pump-and-
Probe Approach, From Milliseconds to Hours; Steady-state Spectrophotometers, From
Milliseconds to Nanoseconds: Nanosecond Laser Flash Photolysis, Sub-nanosecond Domain:
The Two-pulse pump-and-Probe Technique, Emission Spectroscopes; Steady –state Emission
Spectroscopy, Time-resolved Photo acoustics, Photorefractive Techniques, ESR and NMR
Spectrometers: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer, Continuous Wave NMR
Instruments, Fourier Transform NMR Instruments, Microtomy; EPR Spectroscopy, Theory,
Experimental Apparatus; Circular Dichroism (CD) Spectroscopy, Physical Principles of CD,
Secondary Structure from CD Spectra, CD of Peptides
Atomic Spectroscopy: Spectrophotometer, UV Spectrophotometer, IR Spectrophotometer, UV
Vis Spectrophotometer; Densitometry Scanner, Differential Scanning Calorimeter, Atomic
Absorption Spectroscopy; Instrumental Details, Light Source, Atomizer, Light Separation and
Detection, Isoelectric Focusing, Ampholytes; Isotachophoresis,Basic Principle of
5 Isotachophoresis; Requirements of Isotachophoresis, Buffer Additives, Hydrogen Bonding
Agents,Surfactants,SDS is the Detergent Most Commonly Employed in Protein Electrophoresis,
Reducing Agents; Beer-Lambert Law, Instrumentation, Derivation of the Beer-Lambert Law,
Limitations of the Beer-Lambert Law; Horizontal and Vertical Gel Systems, The Horizontal Gel
System, Casting a Horizontal Agarose Gel, Slab Gels
Application of Spectroscopy: Application of Spectroscopy in Various Fields; Applications of
UVV is Spectroscopy; Applications of Infrared Spectroscopy, Biological Applications,
6 Industrial and Environmental Applications; Applications of Circular Dichroism (CD)
Spectroscopy, Instrumentations, Biological Molecules; Applications of Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance (NMR)Spectroscopy
Applications of Chromatography: Application of Chromatography in Various Fields, Test for
Homogeneity of Substances Liable to Contamination with Chemically Similar Substances,
Identification of Pharmaceutical Substances and Preparations, Determination of the Individual
Components of Complex Mixtures or of Substances in Dilute Solution; Application of Paper
Chromatography; Application of Affinity Chromatography, Biomolecules Purified by Affinity
Chromatography, Current Techniques involving Affinity Chromatography, immunoglobulin
7 Purification (Antibody Immobilization), Recombinant Tagged Proteins, Protein A, G, and L
Purification, Biotin and Biotinylated Molecules Purification, Affinity Purification of Albumin
and Macroglobulin Contamination, Lectin Affinity Chromatography; Application of Gel
Filtration Chromatography, Fractionation by Size, Separation of Monomers from Dimers and
Higher Aggregates, MW Estimation, Native and Others Forms, Determination of Molecular
Weight Distribution of Polymers, Determination of Equilibrium Constants; Applications of Ion
Exchange Chromatography, In the Laboratory, In Industry and Medicine
Application of Centrifugation: Applications of Centrifugation in Different Processes;
8 Applications of Micro centrifuge; Applications of Ultracentrifuge, Types of Ultracentrifuges;
Clarification and Stabilization of Wine
Application of Electrophoresis: Applications of Electrophoresis in Various Fields; Application
of Affinity Electrophoresis, Capillary Electrophoresis; Applications of Dielectrophoresis;
9 Applications of Electrophoresis; Applications of Electro focusing; Applications of Gel
Electrophoresis; Applications of Immunoelectrophoreses; Applications of Isotachophoresis;
Applications of Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis
A. Wootton, David. Bad medicine: doctors doing harm since Hippocrates. Oxford: Oxford University
Press: 2006
B. Knoll, Max. “Aufladepotentiel and Sekundaremission elektronenbestrahlter Korer”. Zeitschrift fur
technische Physik 16:467-475. 1935
C. Harrison, Roger G., Todd, Paul, Rudge, Scott R. Petrides D.P. Bioseparations Science and
Engineering. Oxford University Press, 2003
D. Holladay LA. “Simultaneous rapid estimation of sedimentation coefficient and molecular weight”.
Biophys Chem. 1980, 11(2) Pubmed.
WEB LINKS:
A. http://www.lenntech.com/library/clarification/centrifugation.htm.
B. http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/content/dam/sigma-aldrich/docs/Sigma-
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C. http://www.westfalia-separator.com/applications/beverage- technology/wine/winemaking.html.
MOLECULAR GENETICS– GNT201
UNIT CONTENTS
Nucleic Acid: Chemical Basis of Heredity; Bacterial Transformation Experiments, Griffith

Experiment, Avery, Colin MacLeod and MacLyn McCarty Experiments, Hershey and Chase
1 Experiment; Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA),Genes are made of DNA, Chemistry of DNA,
Structure of DNA, Key Features of DNA Double Helix, Variants of DNA; Structure of
RNA,RNA Content of the Cell
Genome Organization: Genome of Organisms, Physical Structure of the Prokaryotic Genome,
Eukaryotic Genome; Repetitive DNA Sequences, Repetitive DNA, Non- Repetitive DNA; Gene
2 Families, Multigene Families, Simple (Classical) Multigene Families, Complex Multigene
Families; Homologous Genes; Pseudogenes; Mitochondrial an Chloroplast Genome;
Comparison between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Genomes
Replication of DNA & Chromosome: Replication of DNA, Meselson-Stahl Experiment, Basic
Chemistry of Replication, Enzymes Involved in DNA Replication; Mechanism of DNA
Polymerase, Nick Translation, DNA Polymers in Prokaryotes, Proofreading; Rolling Circle
Replication; Replication of Eukaryotic Chromosome; Eukaryotic DNA Polymerase, Duplication
3
of Nucleosome, Origin of Replication in Eukaryotes, Eukaryotic Replication Fork, Steps
Involved in the Process of Replication of Eukaryotes; Regulation of Initiation of DNA
Replication; Replication of Heterochromatin Region of DNA, Replication of Telomeric Region
of DNA; Replication of Mitochondrial and Chloroplast DNA
Genetic Code and Transcription: Genetic Code; Salient Features of Genetic Code, Codon
4 Degeneracy, Non-overlapping Nature of Codons, Genetic Code is almost Universal, Genetic
Code is Unambiguous; Transfer of Information via Genetic Code, Reading the Genetic Code
Gene Expression and its Regulation: Central Dogma, Major Steps of Central Dogma; Control
of Gene Expression; Principle of Gene Regulation, Regulatory Proteins Involved in Gene
Regulation, Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes, Positive and Negative Gene Regulation,
5
Regulation of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes, Regulation of Chromatin Modification,
Regulation of Transcription, Regulation of RNA Processing, Regulation of Transportation of
RNAs in to Cytoplasm, Regulation of Translation, Regulation by Signal Transduction
Mutation: Discovery of Chromosome; Eukaryotic Chromosome; Structure of a Chromosome;
Morphological Forms of Chromosomes, Nucleolar Chromosomes, Sat-Chromosome;
Chromosome Abnormalities and Karyotype; Variations of the Chromosome Structure;
6
Variations of the Chromosome Number, Human Abnormalities due to Alterations in
Chromosome Number, Non-disjunction Involving Autosomes, Chromosomal Rearrangements
and Speciation; Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance
7 Gene Interaction: Genetic Linkage; Linked Genes; Types of Linkage, Complete Linkage,
Incomplete Linkage; Arrangement of Genes; Crossing Over, Types of Crossing Over, Types of
Crossing Over, Theories of Crossing Over, Cytological Basis of Crossing Over, Crossing Over
and Linkage Maps; Map Units; Three-Locus Mapping; Interference and Coincidence;
Applications of Genetic Mapping
Recombinant DNA Technology: Development of Recombinant DNA Technology, Enzymes
Involved in Recombinant DNA Technology, Restriction Endonucleases; Step Involved in DNA
Cloning, DNA Isolation, Cutting of DNA, Joining DNA, Transfer of Recombinant Plasmid
DNA to a Bacterial Host, Amplification Recombinant DNA, Screening; Different Types of
Cloning Vectors, Plasmid DNA as a Vector, Cloning Vectors Based on Viral DNA, Cloning
Vector Based on λ Phage, Replacement λ Vectors, Insertion λ Vectors, Cosmids, Cloning
Vector Based on M13 Phage, Phagemid Vectors, Yeast Artificial Chromosome (YAC) Vectors;
8 Methods of Recombinant DNA Technology, Finding the Gene of Interest, Gel Electrophoresis,
Radio labeling, Nucleic Acid Hybridization, Northern and Southern Blotting; DNA Libraries,
DNA Sequencing; Sanger “Dideoxy” DNA Method of Sequencing, Automated DNA
Sequencing, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Expression Vectors, Restriction Mapping; Restriction
Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP), RFLPs can Serve as Markers of Genetic Diseases;
Applications of Recombinant DNA Technology, Gene Therapy, Vaccine Production,
Agricultural Applications, Herbicide Resistance, Nitrogen Fixation, Insect Resistance, Farm
Animals
A. Watson, Molecular Biology of the Gene.
B. Harvey F. Lodish, Molecular Cell Biology, 4th Edition.
C. Benjamin Lewin, Gene VII.
D. Benjamin Lewin, Cells.
WEB LINKS:
A. http://www.chem4kids.com/files/bio_nucleicacids.html
B. http://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/virttxtjml/nucacids.htm.
C. http://biology.about.com/od/molecularbiology/a/nucleicacids.htm.
D. http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/bp/1biochem/nucleic8html
MOLECULAR GENETICS (P) – GNT201P
1. PCR amplification of DNA
2. Restriction enzyme digestion of DNA
3. Ethanol precipitation of DNA
4. Agarose gel electrophoresis
5. Transformation of E. coli by electroporation
6. Preparative DNA Fragment Isolation from an Agarose Gel
7. Ligations of plasmid DNA to insert DNA
8. Transfection of mammalian cells using Lipofectamine
9. Cycle Sequencing Protocols For ABI 3100
10. One Step Gene Assembly (Gene Synthesis)
IMMUNOLOGY– MBL202
UNIT CONTENT
Overview of Immunology: Immune System, Functions of the Immune System; Types of

Immunity, Innate Immunity, Adaptive Immunity, Passive Immunity, Natural Immunity,
1 Acquired Immunity, Humoral vs. Cellular Immunity; Organs of the Immune System – Bone
Marrow; Cells of the immune system, T-Cells, B Cells, Dendritic Cells; Immune Response;
Measures of Immune Function.
Immune Response: Antigens, Chemical Nature of Antigens, Epitopes of an Antigen,
Recognizing and Antigen as Foreign; Antibodies, Basic Immunoglobulin Structure, Structure of
a Typical Antibody Molecule, Basic Immunoglobulin Function, Generation of Antibody
Diversity, Immunoglobulin Production; Factors Influencing Immunogenicity, Contribution of
the Immunogen, Contribution of the Biological System, Chemical Nature of Immunogens,
2
Types of Antigens; Super antigens, Determinants Recognized by the Innate Immune System;
Structure of an Antibody, Antibody Isotypes; Antigen-Antibody Interactions, Affinity and
Avidity, Specificity and Cross Reactivity; Factors affecting Measurement of Antigen-antibody
Reactions, Agglutination Tests, Precipitation Tests; Tests for Cell Associated Antigens, Immuno
fluorescence, Flow Cytometry, Complement Fixation.
Immuno Chemistry: Humoral Immunity; Cell Mediated Immunity; Purification of Antigens,
Affinity Purification vs. Other Methods; Magnetic Particles, Antibody Purification, Antibody
Characterization, Pull-down Assays, Fusion Tag Protein Purification, Avidin-Biotin Systems,
3
Class Enrichment and Isolation, Containment Removal; Conjugation and Labeling of
Antibodies; Immunocolloidal Conjugates; Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay, ELISA
Formats; Radioimmunoassay (RIA), The Technique, Separating Bound from Free Antigen.
Cell Response to Stress: Cell Death Machinery, Caspases as Death Effectors, Mitochondria
and Activation of Caspases, Death Receptors and Activation of Caspases, Inhibitors of Caspase-
Action:IAP Proteins, Ligation of Death Receptors and Cellular Stress-Induced Apoptosis,
Caspase-independent Apoptosis; Cellular Stress and Apoptosis, JNK Signaling and Cellular
4
Stress-Induced Apoptosis, Endoplasmic Reticulum and Cellular Stress-Induced Apoptosis, p53
and Cellular Stress-Induced Apoptosis, Ceramide and Cellular Stress-Induced Apoptosis;
Apoptosis; Cancer, Causes of Cancer, What are the Symptoms of Cancer? How is Cancer
Classified? How is Cancer Diagnosed and Staged?
Techniques in Autoimmunity: ELISA Technique, Applications, History, Types; Autoimmune
Disorders, Causes, Symptoms; Mechanism of HIV Infection, HIV Replication and
5
Transcription; Description of the HIV Screening Simulation, Steps in the Indirect Elisa,
Materials, Procedure; Radioimmunoassay, The Technique.
Serological Techniques: Types of Serological Tests, Complement Fixation Test (CFT),
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), Agar Gel Immunodiffusion (AGID), Serum
Agglutination Test (SAT); Some Basic Tests – RA Factor; Blood Grouping, Rh Blood Types;
Coombs Test, Direct Coombs Test, Indirect Coombs Test, Coombs Reagent; New Serological
Techniques; Classification of Antigen-Antibody Interactions-Serological Tests;
6
Agglutination/Hemagglutination – Agglutination Tests; Passive Hemagglutination, Coomb’s
Test (Antiglobulin Test); Hemagglutination Inhibition, Precipitation Tests; Complement
Fixation Test, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA); Widal Test; VDRL Test; Cold
Agglutination Titer, Objectives, Principle, Materials, Procedure, Interpretation, Limitations of
the Procedure.
Advance Techniques in Autoimmunity: Gel Electrophoresis; Coomassie Brilliant Blue
7 Staining, Work of Alkaline Phosphatase; Chromatography – Basic Operation; Different Types
of Chromatography Methods, Paper Chromatography, Thin Layer Chromatography, Gas
Chromatography, FPLC; Optimizing Protein Purification; Different Modules and their
Operation.
A. Stefan Dubel (edition), Handbook of Therapeutic Antibodies.
B. H. Zola, Monoclonal Antibodies.
C. F. Breitling an d Stefan Dubel, Recombinant Antibodies.
D. Monoclonal Antibody Index: Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy (Volume 1)
E. Monoclonal Antibody Index: Transplant, Infection, Heart (Volume 2)
WEB LINKS:
A. http://www.biomed.drexel.edu/new04/content/academics/CourseMaterials/BMES212_2009WINT
ER/ImmuneResponse.pdf
B. http://www.uta.edu/biology/britton/classnotes/1442/CH43.pdf.
C. http://www.nature.com/jid/journal/v133/n9full/jid2013287a.html
D. http://wwwlabdserotec.com/an-introduction-to-elisa.html.
IMMUNOLOGY (P) –MBL202
1. Isolation and structure of immunoglobulins,
2. Monoclonal antibodies: production, purification and enzymatic fragmentation
3. To Produce Polyclonal Antibodies
4. ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay)
5. Dot- ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay)
6. Radial Immuno Diffusion Test (RID)
7. Inheritance: Consequences of Clonal Selection Immunofluorescence
8. Detection of a Single Antibody Producing Cell (Jerne Plaque Assay)
9. MHC Polymorphism: HLA Typing by PCR
10. Phagocytosis
INTERMEDIARY METABOLISM –BCHI4210
UNIT CONTENT
Energy Metabolism: Laws of Thermodynamics, First Law of Thermodynamics, Second Law

of Thermodynamics, Exergonic and Endergonic Reactions, Standard free Energy change,
1 Calculation of Calorific Value of Foods; Energy Balance; energy control in Human Metabolism;
Energy Measurement; Measurement of Human Energy Expenditure; Respiratory Quotient
(RO); Factors contributing to the Total Energy Requirement, Basal Metabolic Rate;
Malnutrition, causes of Malnutrition, implications of Malnutrition impact of Malnutrition on
National Development, Prevention of Malnutrition
Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates: Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates,
Digestion, Absorption of Carbohydrates; Carbohydrate Metabolism; glycogen Metabolism;
Breakdown of Glycogen; Glycogen synthesis, Regulation of Glycogen Metabolism, Regulation
of Glycogen Synthesis by Covalent Modification, Hormonal Regulation of Glycogen Synthesis
and Breakdown; Glycolysis, Preparatory Phase of Glycolysis, Sequential steps involved in the
process of Glycolysis, Net reaction of Glycolysis; fates of Pyruvate Anaerobic Metabolism of
2 Glucose, Lactic Acid Fermentation, Alcoholic Fermentation, Regulation of Glycolysis;
Gluconeogenesis, Significance of Gluconeogenesis, Steps involved in Gluconeogenesis,
Aerobic Respiration; Oxidation of PYRUVATE INTO Acetyl CoA , structure of Pyruvate
Dehydrogenase Complex, Mechanism of Action of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex,
Regulation of Pyruvate Dehydrogenesis complex; kreb’s Cycle or TCA cycle; Glyoxylate
cycle, Pentose Phosphate Pathway, substrate Level of Phosphorylation, Regulation of
Carbohydrate Metabolism, Metabolic Disorders due to Error in Carbohydrate Metabolism
Digestion and Absorption of Fats: Exogenouns and Endogenouns Lipids; Digestion and
Absorption of Fats, Hydrolysis of Lipids by different Lipases, Role of Bile Salt in Lipid
Absorption; Absorption of Lipids, Hormonal control of Transportation of Triacylgylcerols;
Glycerol Utilization; Fatty acid Activation, transportation of Fatty acyl CoA across the
Mitochondrial Membrane; Fatty Acid Oxidation, -Oxidation of Fatty Acids , Net reaction of
the -oxidation Pathway, oxidation of Odd chain fatty Acids, Oxidation of Unsaturated Fatty
3 Acids, Oxidation of Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids, Regulation of Fatty Acid Oxidation, Fatty
Acid Oxidation in Peroxisomes, -Oxidation of Fatty Acids ; ketogenesis, Biosynthesis of Fatty
Acids, Formation of Malonyl-CoA; Long chain of fatty Acid Synthesis, Steps Involving during
Fatty Acids Synthesis, Overall Reaction, Synthesis of Long chain fatty Acids from Palmitate,
Fatty Acid Desaturation, Regulation of Fatty Acids Biosynthesis, Biosynthesis of
Triacylglycerols and Membrane Phospholipids; biosynthesis of Phosphatidic acid, Regulation of
Triacylglycerol Biosynthesis, metabolic Disorder due to Error in Fat Metabolism
Digestion and Absorption of Proteins: Protein turnover; protein Degradation, Digestion of
Proteins by Gastric Secretion, Digestion of Proteins by Pancreatic Enzymes, Digestion of
Oligopeptide by enzymes of the Small Intestine; Amino Acid Metabolism; Metabolic Fates of
Amino Groups; Pathways of Amino Acid Degradation, Steps involved in the Catabolism of
4 Amino Acids; Transamination; Oxidative Deamination, Transport of Ammonia in The
Bloodstream by Glutamine; Glucose-Alanine cycle; Urea cycle; Enzymatic Reaction in
Mitochondrial Matrix, Enzymatic Reactions in Cytosol ; Regulation of Urea Cycle; catabolism
of Amino acids, Amino Acids that are Catabolized into Pyruvate; Metabolic Disorders due to
Error in Protein Metabolism
Biosynthesis & Degradation of Purines and Pyrimidines: De Novo Purine Nucleotide
Synthesis, Steps involved in De Novo synthesis of Purine Nucleotides; Regulation of Nucleotide
Synthesis; De Novo Synthesis of Pyrimidine Nucleotides; Biosynthesis of Thymine
(Deoxyribonucleotide) from Uracil (Ribonucleotide); Regulation of Pyrimidine Nucleotide
Biosynthesis, Synthesis of Nucleoside Triphosphates from Nucleoside Monophosphate;
5 Biosynthesis of Deoxyribonucleotides from Ribonucleotides; Salvage Pathway of Purines and
Pyrimidine Biosynthesis; degradation of Purines, Steps involved in the Formation of Uric Acid;
Degradation of Pyrimidine, Metabolic Defect of Nucleotide Metabolism; Vitamins, Fat-Soluble
Vitamin include A,D,E and K, Water-soluble vitamins are C, B1, B2, B6, B12,Niacin, Biotin
and Folic Acid, Absorption of vitamins; Minerals, Major Minerals, Trace Elements, Minerals
Metabolism
Regulation and Control Of Metabolism: Metabolic Control Analysis, Technique for
Analysing Metabolic Systems, Perturbation Analysis, Medical Applications; metabolic
6 pathways, Metabolic Fuels, Cell Metabolism is an economical Tightly Regulated Process,
Metabolic Pathways are regulated at three Levels; regulation of Metabolic Pathways, Allosteric
Control of Metabolic Pathways, Respiratory control, substrate Availability, Hormonal
Regulation of Metabolic Pathways, flow of Key Metabolic substrates between different
Pathways; Cell Signaling, Intercellular Signaling, Intracellular Signaling
A. Hiram F. Gilbert, Basic Comcept in Biochemistry: A Student Survival Guide
B. Reginald Garret, Charles M. Grisham, Biochemistry
C. Voet & Voet, Text Book of Biochemistry: 3rd Edition
D. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry 4th Edition.
WEB LINKS:
A. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-energy-metabolism.htm
B. http://www.chem4kids.com/files/bio_methbolism.html
C. http://www.rsc.org/Education/Teachers/Resources/cfb/metabolism.htm
D. http://www.ds9a/metabolism/
INTERMEDIARY METABOLISM (P) – BCH201P
1. Amylase production test (demonstration of starch hydrolysis)
2. Cellulose production test (degradation of cellulose)
3. Production of Pectolytic enzymes (degradation of pectin)
4. Hydrolysis of gelatin, a protein (production of gelatinase)
5. Casein hydrolysis
6. Urease test
7. Hydrogen sulfide production test
8. Carbohydrate catabolism by microorganisms
9. Fermentation of carbohydrate
10. Microbial reaction in litmus milk
MEMBRANE BIOLOGY –BCH202
UNIT CONTENT
Composition Of Biomembranes: Lipid Composition Of Biomembranes; Phospholipids

Glycolipids; Proteins, Integral Membrane Protein; Peripheral Membrane Proteins; Lipid
1 Anchored Protein; Carbohydrate Composition Of Biomembranes; Hydropathy Plots And
Membrane Topology; Membrane Topology; Composition Variation Between Membranes;
Difference Between Subcellular and Neuronal Membranes.
Model Membrane System: Monolayer, Planar Bilayer, Liposomes; Methods Of Liposome
Preparation , Isolation And Purification Of Membrane And Membrane Proteins, Detergents;
2
Uses Of Detergents, Density Gradient Centrifugation, Criteria Of Membrane Purification,
Enzyme Markers; Common Enzyme Markers
3 Membrane Structures: Polymorphic Structures Of Amphiphilic Molecules; Micelles; Bilayers;
Thermodynamic Forces That Affect The Formation Of Amphiphilic Molecules, Temperature,
Energy And Entropy; Critical Packing Parameter
Asymmetry In Membranes: Lipid And Protein Lateral And Transverse Asymmetry; Lipid
4 Rafts; Caveolae; Tight Junctions; Role Of Membrane Skeleton In Maintaining Cell Structure
And Membrane Asymmetry; Gate and Fences Model; RBC Membrane as a Model.
Membrane Transport: Study Of Different Transport System, Types Of Cell Transport; Free
5 Energy Change; Electrochemical Potential; Membrane Potential; Nernst Equation; Kinetics
Regulators And Inhibitors; Simple Diffusion; Facilitated Diffusion
Active And Passive Transport: Passive Transport, Glucose Transporter, Anion Transporter;
Active Transport; ABC Family Of Transporters, MDR Atpase Family, Cystic Fibrosis
6 Transmembrane Regulators(CFTR); Transport Processes Driven By Light, Bacteriorhodopsin,
Light-Driven Chloride Transport In Halorhodopsin; Group Translocation Specialized
Membrane.
Pores: Porins In Gram Negative Bacterial Membranes, OmpF Porin, OmpC Porin, LamB; Pore
7
Forming Toxins; Colicins, A-Hemolysin, Anthrax Toxin Protective Antigen; Aquaporins
8 Ion Channels: Voltage-Gated Ion Channels; Ligand-Gated Ion Channel; Leaky Channels.
Membrane Selectivity: Types Of Membrane Selectivity; Electrolyte Selectivity, Non-
9
Electrolyte Selectivity; Creation Of Membrane Transport Protein
A. William Stillwell, An Introduction to Biological Membranes from Bilayers to Rafts, 2013,
Elsevier.
B. Mary Luckey, 2008, Membrane Structural Biology
C. P.S. Verma, Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology: Evolution and Ecology, S Chand & Co
Ltd, 2006
D. Alberts et. Al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th Edition, Garland Publisher, 2002
WEB LINKS:
A. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_membrane
B. http://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22361/
C. http://homepage.smc.edu/wissmann_paul/anatomy2textbook/phospholipids.html
D. http://themedicalbiochemistrypage.org/membranes.php.
GUIDELINES FOR SEMINAR – SEM201
1. The seminar will be conducted in B.Sc. Second Year and will be of 100 Marks
2. Students have to select a topic of their interest relevant to Advance Science or any areas of
interdisciplinary approach in the biological sciences
3. The seminar should cover the relevant information on current scenario of last 3 years
4. There will be an internal evaluation by internal evaluating committee of the relevant department
5. Evaluation will be done on the basis of
a) Relevance of topic selected
b) Way of presentation (language, ppt format, confidence, eye contact, body language and other
qualities of presentation)
c) Response to queries
6. The committee will submit the marks to the university.
7. An external evaluation will also be done at the end of term and the evaluation pattern will remain same
as that of internal.
YEAR III
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ECOLOGY–WCM301
UNIT CONTENT
Renewable and Non renewable Resources: Renewable Energy, Agricultural Products,

Biomass, Water, Fossil Fuel, Radioactive Fuel; Renewable Resources; Economic Models; Non
renewable Energy, Humans Depend on Plants and Animals for Food, Nutrients as Food for
Plants, Mode of Intake of thirteen Essential Nutrients by the Plants; Manures and Fertilizers,
1
Manures, Types of Manures, Fertilizers, Bio fertilizers, Water; Fuel; Petroleum, Importance of
Petroleum, Levels and Flows Limits and Alternatives, Environmental Effects; Fiber, Textile
Fiber, Natural Fiver, Manmade Fiber Mineral Fiber, Polymer Fiber, Polyurethane Fiber;
Microfiber.
Conventional Fuel: Wind Energy; Solar Energy; Geothermal Energy; Biomass; Air Pollution;
Green house Gases; Implications for Agriculture and Forestry; Hydropower, Historical
Development; Firewood, Energy content, Heat Output, Measurement of Firewood, Combustion
2 by products, Combustion by product effects on Human health, Environmental Impact,
Environmental Concerns; Hilt’s Law, Early Uses as Fuel; Coal as Fuel, Coking Coal and Use of
Coke, Gasification, Liquefaction; Refined Coal, Industrial Processes, Cultural Usage;
Petroleum, Etymology Composition.
Modern Fuel: Liquid Fuels for Transportation; First Generation Biofuels, Bioalcohols,
Biodiesel, Vegetable Oil, Bioethers, Biogas, Syngas, Solid Biofuels; Second Generation
Biofuels; Biofuels by Region, Issues with Biofuel Production and Use; Greenhouse Gase
3 Emissions, Factors Affecting Biogas Production, Design of Digester and Distribution of
Anaerobic Microorganisms, Effect of Metals on Biogas Production, Ammonia on Methanogens
and Methanogenesis, Alternate Feedstock, Other Wastes, Use of Spent Slurry, Advantages of
Biodiesel; Biodiesel Scenario in India, Biodiesel Experiments.
Microbes in Food Production: Fibers Produced by Bacteria, Bacterial Cellulose, Bacterial
Polyester, Applications of Bacterial Polyester; Developments in Wool, Biological Wool
Shearing; Developments in Silk, Ready Colored Yarns from Silkworm, Shape memory Silk
4 Yarn, Bio cosmetics from Silk Protein; Deodorant Fibers, Chitin, Chitosan; Alginate Fibers,
Collagen, Food Safety, Fermentation, Probiotics; Microbial Biopolymers, Xanthan, Alginate,
Cellulose, Poly Y glutamic acid, Levan, Exopolysaccharides; Foodborne Pathogens, Enteric
Viruses, Protozoan Parasites; Mycotoxins; Food Authenticity.
Bio fertilizer: Different Types of Bio fertilizers, Rhizobium, Azotobacter, Axospirillum,
Cyanobacteria, Azolla, Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms, AM Fungi, Silicate
Solubilizing Bacteria, Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria, Liquid Bio fertilizers;
5
Characteristics of Different Liquid Bio fertilizers, Rhizobium, Physical Features of Liquid
Rhizobium, Axosirllium, Azotobacter, Acetobacter; Mass Production of Bacterial Bio fertilizer,
Culturing of Microorganisms, Inoculums Preparation; Mass Production of Mycorrhizal Bio
fertilizer; Mass Production and Field Application of cyanobacteria, Multiplication in Trays,
Multiplication under Field Condition, Method of Inoculation of BGA in Rice Field; Mass
Production and Field Application of Azolla, Mass Multiplication of Azolla under Field
Conditions; Applications of Bio fertilizers, Seed Treatment, Seedling Root Dip, Main Field
Application; Azolla- The Best Feed for Cattle and Poultry, Inputs Required, Process Overview,
Activated Sludge, Surface aerated Basins, Constructed Wetlands, Filter Beds, Soil
Biotechnology, Biological Aerate3d Filters, Rotating Biological Contactors, Membrane
Bioreactors, Secondary Sedimentation, Tertiary Treatment, Filtration, Lagooning, Nutrient
Removal Nitrogen Removal, Phosphorus Removal, Disinfection, Odour Control, Package Plants
and Batch reactors, Sludge Treatment and Disposal, Anaerobic Digestion, Aerobic Digestion,
Composting, Incineration, Sludge Disposal, Treatment in the Recxeiving Environment, Sewage
Treatment in Developing Countries; H2 Production, Biophotolysis of Water by Microalagae and
Cyanobacteria, Hydrogenase dependent Hydrogen Production, Nitrogenase dependent
Hydrogen Production; Bio fertilizers and Bio pesticides; Solid Wastes, Sources of Solid Waste,
Management of Solid Waste; Management of Biomedical Wastes, Worm culture, Methane
Production; Single Cell Protein; Global Environmental Problems; Global Warming, How to
Combat Global Warming, Green house Effect and Acid Rain, Greenhouse Gases; Ozone
Depletion, Impact of Ultraviolet Light, Issue, Ozone Depleting Substances, Ozone Hole.
Ecology: History of Ecology; Ecosystem, Understanding Ecosystems, Ecosystem Degradation,
Resource Utilization, components of Ecosystem; Energy Flow, Water Cycle, Carbon Cycle,
6 Oxygen Cycle, Nitrogen Cycle, Energy Cycle, Integration of Cycle in Nature; Food Chains and
Food Webs, Food Chains, Food Webs; Environment and Its Components, Natural Environment,
Manmade Environment.
Environment Pollution: Air pollution, Types of Air Pollutants, Global Warming and
Greenhouse Effect, Acid Rain, Prevention and Control of Air Pollution; Water Pollution,
Sources of Water Pollution, Ground Water Pollution, Eutrophication, Methods for Control of
7
Water Pollution and Water Recycling; Noise Pollution, Sources of Noise Pollution, Effects of
Noise Pollution, Prevention and Control of Noise Pollution; Solid Waste Pollution, Control of
Solid Waste Pollution.
Global Environmental Issues: Environmental Degradation, Climate change, Ozone Layer
Depletion, Global Warming, Loss of Biodiversity, Land Degradation, Soil Degradation; Other
8 Environmental Issues, Conservation of Species, Energy Crisis, Nuclear Issues, Overpopulation,
Waste Management; Environmental Health; Genetic Engineering Risks and Impacts, GE Health
Risks, GE Environmental Impacts; Nanotechnology; Intensive Farming.
A. Ackerman, F., 2000, Waste Management and Climate Change, Local Environment, 5(2), pp. 223-
229
B. Austrian Federal Government, 2001, Third National Climate Report of the Austrian Federal
Government, Vienna, Austria.
C. Gerben J Zylstraa and Jerome J Kukor, What is environmental biotechnology? Current Opinion in
Biotechnology 16(3): 243-245,2005
D. Chanton, J. and K. Liptay, 2000, Seasonal variations in methane oxidation in a landfill cover soil as
determined by an in situ stable isotope technique, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 14,pp. 51-60
WEB LINKS:
A. http://www.eschooltodya.com/energy/non-renewable-energy/what-is-non-renawable-energy.html
B. http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/
C. http://ecosystems.psu.edu/youth/sftrc/environ-series/rnr-mat.
D. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_science
INDUSTRIAL BIOCHEMISTRY– BCH301
UNIT CONTENT
Introduction to Fermentation Technology: Isolation and Screening of Industrially Important

Microbes, Various Methods of Achieving Isolation, Various Methods of Achieving Isolation;
Inoculums Preparation; Strain Improvement; Primary and Secondary Detection of
1 Microorganisms, Primary Screening, Secondary Screening, Secondary Screening; Biological
Assay of Fermentation Products, Limitations of Bioassay, Diffusion Assay, Turbid metric
Assay, Metabolic Response Assay, Enzymatic Assay; Advantages of Bioprocess Over Chemical
Process
Fermentation Process: Batch Culture, List of Reagents and Instruments, Procedures; Fed-batch
Fermentation, Fixed Volume Fed-batch, Variable Volume Fed-batch, Advantages and
Disadvantages of Fed-batch Reactors, Equipment; Control Techniques for Fed-batch
Fermentation; Modeling Fed-batch Fermentations, Fixed volume Fed-batch, Variable Volume
Fed-batch, Models of Possible Situations that may Occur in a Fed-batch Fermentation;
2
Parameters used to Control Fed-batch Fermentations, Calorimetry, Specific Growth Rate,
General Feeding Mode, Proton Production; Fluorescence, Parameters to Start and Finish the
Feed and Stop the Fed-batch Fermentation, Preliminary Knowledge Required to Implement
Fed-batch, Eventual Inhibitions from the Substrate and/ or Product, Open-loop Performance,
Feed-back Control Algorithm; Some Examples of Fed-batch use in Industry
Fermentation Conditions: Fermenters; Microorganisms Used and Fermentation Process,
Importance and Uses; Process of Fermentation; Control and Monitoring Fermentation System,
3 Temperature, Gas Flow Rate, Liquid Flow Rate, Pressure measuring and Controlling Devices,
Agitation Measuring and Controlling Device; Foam Sensing, Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring, pH
Monitoring Devices, PID Control Systems
Types of Fermenters: Air-Lift Fermenter, Fluidized Bed Bioreactor; Packed Bed Bioreactor,
Continuous Culture; Fed Batch Culture, Fixed Volume Fed-batch, Variable Volume Fed-batch;
4
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Fed-batch Reactors, Continuous-Flow Stirred-tank
Reactor
Special Fermenters: Fuidized Bed Reactor (FBR),Basic Principles, History and Current Uses,
Advantages, Disadvantages; Current Research And Trends, Tubular Reactors, Gas Feed
5
Systems, Liquid Metering Pumps, Back Pressure Regulators, Cooling Condensers, Gas/Liquid
Separators, Control and Data Acquisition Systems
Computer Application in Fermenters: Computer Based Fermentation; Pre lab; Fermenter and
6
Sensors; Control System, Function; Methods, Sample Experiments and Discussion
Microbial Products: Microbial Enzyme- Amylase; Production of Amylase; Microbial
Enzyme- cellulose, Cellulose- Producing Microorganisms, Fermentation Production of
Cellulose; Microbial Enzyme- Pectinase, Microbial enzyme- Protease; Industrial Production of
7
Alcoholic Beverages, Alcoholic Beverages- wine, Alcoholic Beverages- Beer, Organic Acid;
Citric Acid, Production of citric Acid, Acetic Acid, Production of Acetic Acid; Gluconic Acid;
Lactic Acid, Production of Lactic Acid
Microbes and Environment: Microbes in Mineral Recovery; Bioleaching, Bioleaching
Mechanism, Advantages of Bioleaching, Disadvantages of Bioleaching; Biosorption, Biosorbent
8
Material, Biosorption Mechanisms; Microbial Recovery of Petroleum- Process, MEOR
Advantages, MEOR Disadvantages; Microbial Degradation Of Xenobiotics, Properties of
Xenobiotic Compounds, Hazards Post by Xenobiotic Compounds, Mechanism Involved in
Biodegradation of Xenobiotics; Sewage Biodegradation, Sewage Treatment;Biodegradation and
Bioremediation, Bioremediation; Productionof Biomass, Bioethanol Production; Production of
Single Cell Protein ; Mushrooms, Production of Edible Mushrooms, Process of Mushroom
Production
Production of Bacterial and Fungal Polysaccharides: Polyhydroxyalksnoates, Properties,
Microorganism that Synthesize PHAs; Industrial Scale Production of PHA; Application of
PHAs In industry; MICROBIAL Lipids, Potential Microorganism for the Production of Lipids,
Method for Lipid Production; Bioinsecticides, Example, Application, Advantages,
9
Disadvantages; Industrial Production of Penicillin, Industrial Production of Penicillin, Steps for
Production of Penicillin; Industrial Production of streptomycin, Mechanism of Action;
Production of Vitamin B12, Synthesis and Industrial Production; Riboflavin, Industrial
synthesis
A. Pelczar MJ, Chan ECS, Kleig NR, 1993, Microbiology, Tata McGraw Hill.
B. Tom Betsy, & Jim Keogh, 2005, Microbiology Demystified, McGraw Hill.
C. R C Tilton, 2002, Microbiology, 10th ed, McGraw Hill.
D. Stuart Hoggy, 2005, Essential Microbiology, Wiley.
WEB LINKS:
A. http://www.water.me.vccs.edu/courses/env108/Lesson3_print.htm
B. http://www.google.co.in/?gws_rd=cr&ei=Nx9uUrn0GMA4rgeB44CgCA#q=isolation+of+microor
ganisms
C. http://www.google.co.in/?gws_rd=cr&ei=Nx9uUrn0GMA4rgeB44CgCA#q=fermentation
D. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemist
INDUSTRIAL BIOCHEMISTRY (P) – BCH301P
1. Determination of aluminum, iron, and zinc in plants by nitric and perchloric acid digestion and analysis
by ICP-OES
2. Determination of soluble protein content by Lowry method
3. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) and isozyme analysis
4. Determination of tryptophan content in maize flour by papain hydrolysis
5. Estimation of total amylase [(α-amylase (EC 3.2.1.1) and β-amylase (3.2.1.2)] activity
6. Extraction and estimation of total lipid content in oilseed
7. Estimation of total soluble solids
8. Estimation of structural carbohydrates
9. Estimation of sucrose synthase activity
10. Estimation of nitrogenase activity
NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY– BCH302
UNIT CONTENT
Introduction to Nutritional Biochemistry: Energy Content of the Food; Measurement of

Energy Expenditure; Respiratory Quotie3nts of Food Stuffs; Specific Dynamic Action; BMR,
1
Measurement of BMR and Factors Influencing BMR; Daily Energy Requirement; Importance of
Energy for Various Activities; Calorific Equivalent of Major Nutrients.
Dietary Requirements: Recommended Dietary Allowances for Infants and Children;
Recommended Dietary Allowances for Children, Adolescent; Recommended Dietary
2 Allowances for Pregnant and Lactating Women; Role of Dietary Fat, Healthier Dietary Fat,
Harmful Dietary Fat; Role of Dietary Fiber; Antioxidants, Antioxidant Process, Types of
Antioxidants; Proteins, Protein Content of Diets of People in different Parts of India.
Amino Acids and Proteins: Essential Amino Acids; Biological Value of Proteins; Nitrogen
3 Balance; Protein Content of Diets of People in Different Parts of India; Protein Calorific
Malnutrition.
Minerals: Dietary Macro Minerals, Macro Mineral: Calcium, Macro Mineral: Phosphorus,
Macro Mineral Magnesium, Macro Mineral Sulphur, macro Mineral Potassium, Macro Mineral
4 Sodium; Trace Minerals, Trace mineral Iron, Trace mineral Iodine, Trace Mineral Zinc, Trace
Mineral Copper; Disorder caused by Deficiencies of Minerals, Iron, Iodine, Zinc Calcium,
Fluoride, Sodium, Potassium.
Nutrition and Body Defenses: Effects of Drugs on Food and Nutrients; Impact of Drugs on
Food and Nutrition; Side Effects of Drugs and Other Medications, Drug Nutrient Interaction
5
Nutritional Therapy, Food Preparation and Management; Role of Diet and Nutrition in the
Prevention and Treatment of Disease, Beat Hear Disease.
Growth and Development from Infancy to Adulthood: Somatic, Physical Brain and Mental
Development, Puberty, Menarche, Prepubertal and Pubertal Changes, somatic and Physical
Changes, Brain and Mental Development, Puberty, Menarche, Pre pubertal and Pubertal
6
Changes; Factors Affecting Growth and Development; Impoutance of Nutrition for Ensuring
Adequate Development; Growth Monitoring and Promotion- Use of Growth Charts and
Standards; Preventions of Growth Faltering.
Nutrition during Pregnancy: Non nutritional factors Affecting Pregnancy Outcome, Physical
Factors, Dietary Choices; Importance of Adequate Weight Gain during Pregnancy, Calorie
7 Requirements and Weight; Antenatal Care and its Schedule; Nutritional Requirements during
Pregnancy; Modifications of Existing Diet and Supplementation; Deficiency of Nutrition;
Common Problems of Pregnancy and their Managements; Adolescent Pregnancy.
Nutrition during Lactation: Nutritional Requirements during Lactation; Dietary Management
8 during Lactation; Food Supplements Required during Lactation; Galactogogues; Preparation for
Lactation; Care and Preparation of Nipples during Breastfeeding.
Nutrition during Infancy: Physiology Relevant to Feeding and Care; Colostrums- Its
Composition and Importance in Feeding; Initiations of Breast feeding; Advantages of
Breastfeeding; Basic Principles of Breastfeeding; Supplementary Foods; Initiation and
9
Management of Weaning; Baby led Weaning; Bottle Feeding Circumstances under which bottle
feeding; Care and Sterilization of Bottles; Preparation of Formula; Mixed Feeding;
Breastfeeding ad Artificial Feeding.
Geriatric Nutrition: Nutrition Meeting the Needs of Elderly; Age Related Changes and
Nutrition, Physical Changes, Perceptual Changes, Gastrointestinal Changes, Reduced
Metabolism, Less Saliva and Dentition problems; Changes in Nutritional Needs; Assessment of
10 Nutritional Status, Choosing a Dietary Approach to Nutritional Status Assessment, Common
Methods for Dietary Data Collection, Disease State Considerations, Nitrogen Balance Studies,
Monitoring Response, Other Laboratory Indices; Parameters of Assessment, Elements of the
Assessment.
A. Tom Brody, Nutritional Biochemistry, 2nd Edition, Academic Press
B. Maria C. Linder, Elsevier; Nutritional biochemistry and metabolism: With clinical applications, 2nd
Edition.
C. Annual Editions: Nutrition 11/12, McGraw-Hill/Dushkin; 23 Editions.
D. Bliss M, the Discovery of Insulin. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1982, p 155.
WEB LINKS:
A. http://www.acefitness.org/cettifiednewsarticle/2882/resting-metabolic-rate-best-ways-to-measure-
it-and/
B. http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/y5686e04.htm
C. http://mccuescience.com/uploads/SDAreview.pdf.
D. http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Fundamentals_of_Nutrition/Nutritional_Biochemistry
CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY– BCH303
UNIT CONTENT
Introduction to Clinical Biochemistry: Introduction to Clinical Biochemistry, Importance of

1 Clinical Biochemistry; Introduction to Clinical Pathology, Tools of Clinical Pathology,
Importance of Clinical Pathology; Applications of Clinical Biochemistry.
Glucose: Metabolism and Disorder: Glycolysis-An Overall Equation; Anaerobic and
Aerobic Glycolysis, Anaerobic Glycolysis Pathway, Aerobic Glycolysis Pathway;
2 Glycogenesis; Regulation of Blood Glucose; Diabetes Mellitus, Causes of Diabetes, Symptoms
of Diabetes, Diagnosis of Diabetes; Glucose Tolerance Test, Evaluation the Results of the Oral
Glucose Tolerance Test, Preparation of Test.
Lipids: Metabolism and Disorder: Structure of Fatty Acids; Phospholipids; Steroids;
Nomenclature and Terminology; Essential Fatty Acids, Food Sources, Human Health; Omega
3
3 fatty acids; Uses; Attention Deficit Disorder; Dietary Sources, Available Forms; Insulin,
Uses in the Heart and Brain, Production; Acetyl CoA; Ketosis and Ketoacidosis.
Structure, Function and Classification of Protein: Classification of Protein by their
functions, by location in living Cell and by Post translational Modification; Structure of
Protein; Peptide Bond, Properties of Amino Acids; Protein Structure Determination, Secondary
4 Structure, Super secondary Structure, Tertiary Structure, Quaternary Structure; Non covalent
Forces; Covelent Forces; Protein Denaturation; Protein-Protein Interactions; Gelation,
Quantitative Determination of Creatinine in Human Serum, Quantitative Determination of
Total Protein in Human Serum.
Enzymology: Enzyme Kinetics; Alterations in Enzyme Activity; Regulation of Enzyme
Activity; Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity, Enzyme Concentration, Substrate Concentration,
Effects of Inhibitors on Enzyme Activity, Temperature Effect s, Effects of pH; Mechanism of
5
Enzyme Action, Lock and Key Theory, Induced Fit Theory, Nature of Active Site and
Substrate Interaction; Diagnostic Serum Enzymes, Aldolase, Creatine Phosphokinase, Gamma
Glutamyl Transpeptidase, Lactic Dehydrogenase, Lipase, Transaminases.
Minerals and Vitamins: Minerals; Sulphur; Boron; Iodine;
Methylsulphonylmethane(MSM); Vitamins; Types of Vitamins; Need of vitamins; Vitamin A:
Retinol and Carotene; Vitamin B1 : Thiamine; Vitamin B2: Riboflavin; Vitamin B3: Niacin;
6 Vitamin B5 : Pantothenic Acid; vitamin B6: Pyridoxine and Pyridoxal Phosphate; Vitamin
B9:Folic Acid)Folate and Pteroyiglutamic Acis) Folacin; Vitamin B12: Cyanocobalamin;
Vitamin C: Ascorbic Acid; Vitamin D: Cholecalciferol and Sunshine Vitamin; Vitamin E:
Alpha-tocopherol; Vitamin H:Biotin; Vitamin K:Phytonadione;Vitamin P: Bioflavonoids and
Phytochemicals; Vitamin Deficiency Diseases; Types of Vitamin Deficiencies
Blood and Urine Composition: Blood, Composition of Blood, Ageing Changes in the Blood;
7
Urine, Physical Characteristics, Composition of Urine.
Liver Functions: Uses of Liver Function Tests, Limitations; Classification of Liver Function
Tests; Serum Bilirubin, Types of Bilirubin, Diagnostic Value of Bilirubin Levels, Prognostic
Value of Bilirubin Levels; Urine Bilirubin; Urobilinogen; Enzymes that Detect Hepatocellular
Necrosis Aminotransferases, Mild, Moderate and Severe Elevations of Aminotransferases;
8
AST; ALT Ratio; Enzymes that Detect Cholestasis, Alkaline Phosphatase, Y Glutamyl
Transpeptidase, Other Enzymes that Detect Cholestasis; Tests of the Liver’s Biosynthetic
Capacity, Serum Proteins, Albumin, Prealbumin, Serum Ceruloplasmin, Procollagen III
Peptide.
Kidney Functions: Anatomy of Kidney, Structure, Blood Supply, Nephron; Renal Physiology,
9 Excretion of Wastes, Filtration, Reasorption and Secretion, Water Homeostasis, Electrolyte
Homeostasis, Blood Pressure Homeostasis, Hormones.
A. Nessar Ahmed, Clinical Biochemistry, OUP Oxford, 2010, Jaypee Brothers
B. VP Acharya, PK Mohanty, A Complete Workbood on Clinical Biochemistry, 2010 JPH
C. N Haridas, Biochemistry Made Easy: A Problem-Based Approach, 2012, Jaypee Brothers
D. Takkella Nagamma, MCQs in Biochemistry with Explanation, 2013
WEB LINKS:
A. http://www.faculty.ksu.edu.sa/52876
B. http://www.studymode.com/essays/Introduction-To-Biochemistry-1506934.html
C. http://www.allbookez.com/basic-biochemistry-lecture-notes
D. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_chemistry
CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY (P) – BCH303P
1. To Determine the Blood group of and individual by Slide Agglutination Test.
2. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
3. Collection of Specimens for Analysis
4. Estimation of Serum Cholesterol
5. Estimation of Blood Sugar
6. Estimation of Serum Protein
7. Estimation of Serum Bilirubin
8. Estimation of Serum Uric Acid
9. Estimation of Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Activity
10. To Estimate the Hemoglobin Content of Human Blood
PROJECT WORK/ INDUSTRIAL TRAINING – PRJ301
The topic of the project should be selected by the students themselves in consultation with the industry as well
as the faculty guide. The project work is to be submitted to the training coordinator by before the end of final
year examinations.
The project work (including the contact details of the project guide) is to be forwarded to the Training
Coordinator. Candidate will come to college to get their project checked by their training coordinator.
Project Work: The synopsis should be, mention the project title, indicate the problem identification and
approach towards the project the following points
1. Brief profile of Industry
2. Purpose / Objectives of the Project / Research
3. Scope
4. Methodology
5. Need for study.
6. Organization’s benefit / gain as a result of the project
7. Name, Contact Address, Telephone no., Cell no., e-Mail ID of the project guide in the organization in
order to seek timely confidence reports about the project progress / conduct from the training
organization.
8. Lastly, following information is to be included in the end on a separate page, for:
a. Guest Lectures
b. Event Sponsorships
c. Industrial Visits
d. Management Development Programs Faculty

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