Biochemistry 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
INTRODUCTION TO BIOMOLECULES – CARBOHYDRATES: 9 Basic principles of organic chemistry, role of carbon, types of functional groups, chemical, nature of water, pH and biological buffers, bio molecules structure and properties of Carbohydrates (mono, di, oligo & polysaccharides) Proteoglycans, glucosaminoglycans. mutarotation, glycosidic bond, reactions of monosaccharides, reducing sugars. Starch, glycogen, cellulose and chitin. Proteoglycans, glycosaminoglycans. hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulfate
Unit II
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Unit III
METABOLISM CONCEPTS AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM 9 Functions of Proteins, Enzymes, introduction to biocatalysts, metabolic pathways, primary and secondary metabolites. Interconnection of pathways and metabolic regulation. Glycolysis, TCA cycle, gluconeogenesis, pentose phosphate shunt & glyoxalate shunt.
Unit IV
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Unit V
PROTEIN TRANSPORT AND DEGRADATION 9 Protein targeting, signal sequence, secretion; Folding, Chaperone and targeting of organelle proteins, Protein degradation, receptor-mediated endocytosis, turnover.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry 6th Edition by David L. Nelson, Michael M. Cox
- Satyanarayana, U. and U. Chakerapani, Biochemistry 3rd Rev. Edition, Books & Allied (P) Ltd., 2006.
- Rastogi, S.C. Biochemistry 2nd Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2003.
- Conn, E.E., etal., Outlines of Biochemistry 5th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1987.
- Outlines of biochemistry, 5th Edition: By E E Conn, P K Stumpf, G Bruening and R Y Doi. pp 693. John Wiley and Sons, New York. 1987.
Reference Books:
- Berg, Jeremy M. et al. Biochemsitry, 6th Edition, W.H. Freeman & Co., 2006.
- Murray, R.K., etal Harpers Illustrated Biochemistry, 27th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2006.
- Voet, D. and Voet, J.G., Biochemistry, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc.,2004.
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