Phyto-Chemistry and Phyto-Harmones detailed Syllabus for Biotechnology Engineering (BIOTECH), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Subject Names, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information, visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.
For all the other VTU BIOTECH 6th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, visit Biotechnology Engineering 6th Sem 2018 Scheme.
For all the (Professional Elective-1) subjects refer to Professional Elective-1 Scheme. The detail syllabus for phyto-chemistry and phyto-harmones is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Module 1
OVERVIEW OF PLANT SECONDARY METABOLITES Drugs from plants-Insecticides and rodenticides- Industrially important Plant products Essential Oils, Fatty Oils & Waxes, Fibers&Fiber Plants, Forest Products: Wood and Cork, Forest Resources, Gums & Resins, Rubber and Other Latex Products, Tanning, Dye & Processing Materials.
Module 2
EXTARCTION OF PHYTO CHEMICALS Brief introduction about extraction process (solvent system used) ,Pre-extraction preparation of plant samples (Fresh vs. dried samples, Grinded vs. powdered samples, Air-drying, microwave-drying, oven-drying and freeze-drying (lyophilisation) of plants samples). Extraction methods (Maceration, infusion, percolation and decoction, Soxhlet extraction or hot continuous extraction, Microwave assisted extraction (MAE), Accelerated solvent extraction, Supercritical fluid extraction). Recovery of solvents.
Module 3
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Module 4
AUXINS & GIBBERELLINS Introduction-The emergence of the auxin concept, biosynthesis and metabolism of auxin, auxin transport, physiological effects of auxin, developmental effects of auxin-auxin receptors and signal transduction pathways of auxin. The discovery of the gibberellins, effects of gibberellin on growth anddevelopment, Biosynthesis and metabolism of gibberellin, physiological mechanisms of gibberellin-induced growth, signal transduction -cereal aleuronic layers.
Module 5
CYTOKININS, ETHYLENE & ABSCISIC ACID The discovery, identification and properties, Biosynthesis, metabolism and transport of cytokinins, biological roles of cytokinins, cellular and molecular modes of cytokinin action. Structure, biosynthesis and measurement of ethylene, developmental and physiological effects, cellular and molecular modes of ethylene action- Ethylene receptors Occurrence, chemical structure and measurement of ABA, developmental and physiological effects of ABA, ABA Receptors-cellular and molecular modes of ABA action.
Course Outcomes:
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Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have ten full questions carryin
- Each full question will be for 20 marks.
- There will be two full questions (with a maximum of fo
- Each full question will have sub- question covering all
- The students will have to answer five full questions, se equal marks. ur sub- questions) from each module. the topics under a module. lecting one full question from each module.
Text Books:
- Phytochemical Method– A guide to modern techniques of plant analysis Harbone J. B., Chapman and Hall Third edition. 2005
- Plant Physiology Lincoln Taiz and Eduardo Zeiger PanimaPublishing corporation Third edition , 2003
- Plant Hormones-Biosynthesis, Signal Transduction, Action Davies, P. J. Springer Third Edition, 2010
Reference Books:
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For the detail Syllabus of all other subjects of BE (BIOTECH) 6th Sem, visit Biotechnology Engineering 6th Sem Subjects.
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