Cell Biology detailed syllabus for Biotechnology (BioTech) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the BioTech students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
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Course Objectives:
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Unit I
CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE ORGANELLES 9 Prokaryotic, Eukaryotic cells, Sub-cellular organelles and functions. Principles of membrane organization membrane proteins, cytoskeletal proteins. Extra cellular matrix, cell-cell junctions.
Unit II
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Unit III
TRANSPORT ACROSS CELL MEMBRANE 9 Passive and Active Transport, Permeases, Ion channels, ATP pumps. Na+ / K+ /Ca+2Tpumps, uniport, symport antiporter system. Ligand gated / voltage gated channels, Agonists and Antagonists.
Unit IV
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Unit V
TECHNIQUES USED TO STUDY CELLS 9 Cell fractionation and flow cytometry, Morphology and identification of cells using microscopic studies like SEM, TEM and Confocal Microscopy. Localization of proteins in cells -Immunostaining.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Lodish, Harvey etal., Molecular Cell Biology, 7th Edition, W.H.Freeman, 2005.
- Cooper, G.M. and R.E. Hansman The Cell: A Molecular Approach, VIIth Edition, ASM Press, 2007.
- Alberts, Bruce etal., Molecular Biology of the Cell, IVth Edition, Garland Science (Taylors Francis), 2002.
- Sadava, D.E. Cell Biology: Organelle Structure and Function, Panima Publishing, 2004.
- Rastogi, S.C. Cell Biology IInd Edition, New Age International, 2002.
Reference Books:
- Becker, W.M. etal., The World of the Cell, 9th Edition, Pearson Education, 2003.
- Campbell, N.A., J.B. Recee and E.J. Simon Essential Biology, VIIrd Edition, Pearson International, 2007.
- Alberts, Bruce etal., Essential Cell Biology, IVth Edition, Garland Press (Taylor & Francis), 2004.
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