BIOcoretheorySem 3
BIOCHEMISTRY
BIO 2121
Syllabus
- 01Introduction to Biochemistry, Scope, and objectives
- 02Carbohydrates: Classification, general properties in reference to glucose, cyclic structure mutarotation, biological importance of monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides, interconversion of sugars
- 03Lipids: classification of lipids, simple lipids, compound lipids, derived lipids, miscellaneous - with examples. Types of fatty acids. Biosynthesis and degradation of fatty acids
- 04Proteins: classification, structure, and properties of amino acids, structure of proteins, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure, nature and function of enzymes, Km and Vmax. Interconversion of amino acids
- 05Nucleic acids: Structure of Nucleic acids – DNA, RNA, biosynthesis and degradation of purines and pyrimidines, inborn errors of metabolism and associated disorders
References
- Albert L Lehninger. Principles of Biochemistry. 8th edition W.H. Freeman, 2021
- Donald Voet. Biochemistry. John Wiley & Sons, 5th edition, 2018
- Stryer. Biochemistry. 9th edition, W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd, 2019
Credits Structure
3Lecture
0Tutorial
0Practical
3Total