JNTUH B.Tech 2nd year Biochemistry gives you detail information about Biochemistry Engineering R13 year subject. It will be help full you to understand you complete curriculum of the year.<\/p>\n
Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n The major objective of this course is to provide exposure to students with the chemical nature of\u00a0biomolecules both simple and complex and to impart an understanding of important metabolic pathways and\u00a0their regulations.<\/p>\n UNIT-I:\u00a0Fundamentals of Biochemistry<\/strong><\/p>\n Chemical foundations of Biology: Properties of water, pH & Buffers, The Handerson Hasselbalch equation,\u00a0determination of pKa values, Physiological buffers. Covalent bond and non covalent bond interactions. Classes of\u00a0organic compounds and functional groups \u2013 Basics of Stereo chemistry of Biomolecules.\u00a0Bio energetics; Redox potential, components in electron transport systems in mitochondria, respiratory chain.\u00a0Oxidative phosphorylation – Energetics ,High energy compounds.<\/p>\n UNIT II:\u00a0Carbohydrates<\/strong><\/p>\n Classification of carbohydrates,properties and chemical reactions of carbohydrates,Industrially significant\u00a0carbohydrates, Lectins,Glucose tolerance test,Glycolysis,Aerobic and anaerobic fate of Pyruvate,\u00a0Gluconeogenesis,Pentose phosphate pathway<\/p>\n UNIT III :\u00a0Proteins<\/strong><\/p>\n Amino acids and peptides – classification, chemical reactions and physical properties, non- natural amino acids\u00a0and their significance.\u00a0Proteins – classification and hierarchy in structure, Ramachandran map,Nitrogen cycle, Nitrogen balance, \u00a0Reductive amination and transamination, Urea cycle;Production of aminoacids-Glutamate pathway,Shikimate\u00a0pathway for the production of aminoacids.<\/p>\n