BIOCHEMISTRY
Semester: II
Sub Code: BNYS T 205
Credits: 2
Hours/ Wk: 2
Total Hrs: 30
Exam Marks: 50
IA Marks: 50
Exam Duration: 3Hrs
1. Introduction and prospects.
2. Hydrogen ion concentration, acids, bases, buffers, Henderson-Haselbasch Equation.
3. Principles of Calorimetry, paper chromatography and electrophoresis.
4. Amino acids-Classification, structure, properties and side chains of amino acids.
5. Peptides-Biological importance of peptides structure of insulin.
6. Proteins-Definition, biological importance, classification and properties, structure of proteins, coagulation and denaturation of proteins.
7. Elementary aspect of the structure of collagen, myoglobin and hemoglobin.
8. Enzymes- Definition, classification, specificity, co-enzymes, co-factors and activators. Diagnostic importance of enzymes and iso-enzymes.
9. Monosaccharides-classification, properties and stereoisomerism oligosaccharides-importance of disaccharides.
10. Polysaccharides-functions.
11. Lipids-definition, classification and biological importance
a. Simple lipids: composition of criglycerol, waxes
b. Compound lipids: function of phospholipids, spongiolipids and glycolipids
c. Derived lipids: functions of fatty acids-properties of saturated and unsaturated fatty acid.
12. Nucleic acids-definition, classification, composition and biological importance of nucleic acid, purines and pyrimiddine bases, structure of DNA, Structure, function and types of RNA.v
13. Vitamins-definition and classification, Brief account of sources, biochemical functions and deficiency diseases, Vitamins antagonistic
Hypervitaminosis.
14. Minerals-calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, zinc, magnesium, manganese, lead, mercury, arsenic and mental toxicity fluorine and iodine.
15. Cell and sub cellular structures-cell membrane, its composition, function of sub cellular structures, transport across cell membrane, active and facilitated diffusion.
Text Books:
1. Textbook of Biochemistry - Ramakrishna, Prasanna and Rajan.
2. Biochemistry for medical students - Debjyoti Das.
Reference Books:
1. Harper’s review of Physiological Chemistry - Harper
2. Text book of Biochemistry - West and Todd
3. Laboratory Manual of Biochemistry - Patabhirama and Acharya
4. Laboratory Manual in Biochemistry - Rajgopal and Ramakrishna. |
