BIOCHEMISTRY

Paper Code: 
ZOL-302
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
10.00

Carbohydrates

  • Classification & Structure
  • Metabolism- Oxidation of glucose through Glycolysis, Kreb’s cycle & Oxidative phosphorylation

Interconversion of glycogen and glucose in liver

10.00

Lipids

  • Classification & structure.
  • Metabolism- Beta-oxidative pathway of fatty acids
  • Biosynthesis of Triglycerides

Vitamins

  •  Fat soluble & Water soluble vitamins

 

10.00

Proteins-

  •  Classification & structural properties
  • Amino acids & peptides- Properties & structure
  • Metabolism- Transformation of amino acids, Deamination, Transamination, Decarboxylation, Synthesis of Urea(Ornithine cycle)
9.00
  • Bioenergetics(Thermodynamic laws and ATP)
  • pH and Buffers

Enzymes:Classification & Kinetics (Michaelis-Menten Equation)

6.00

Separation &Analytical  techniques (Brief account)

  • Centrifugation,
  •  Chromatography
  • Colorimetry
  •  pH meter
Essential Readings: 
  • Principles of Biochemistry; Smith et.al; Mc Graw Hill, New York.
  • Textbook of Medical Biochemistry; Ramakrishnan, S. Prasanan, K.G and Rajan, R; Orient Longman, Madras
  • Biochemistry, Berry, A.K.  Emkey Pub. New Delhi.
  • Conn, E.E. and Stuff, P.K. Outlines of Biochemistry,John Wiley New York.
  • Donald Voet and Judith G. Voet Biochemistry, John Wiley and Sons., New York.
  • Lubert Stryer, Biochemistry International Student edition W.H. Freeman and Company, New York.
  • H.S. Srivastava, Element of Biochemistry, Rastogi Publications Meerut.
  • Leninger, A.D. Principles of Biochemistry, CBS Publishers and Distributors, Shahdra, Delhi.
  • Jain,J.L.Fundamentals of Biochemistry ,S.Chand publishers New Delhi.
  • Murray, R.K.,Harper’s Biochemisttry;Appleton and Lange ,Norwalk,Connecticut
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