UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES 9
Basic Carbon Chemistry, Types of biomoleules, Molecular structure and function of
Biological Macromolecules - Proteins, Nucleic acids, Carbohydrates, Lipids
UNIT II GENES TO METABOLIC END-PRODUCTS 9
Basics of DNA replication, transcription, translation, biocatalysis, pathways and
metabolism
UNIT III MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND ENERGETICS 9
Functional organization of cells at molecular level; membranes, molecular
communication across membranes, energetics – proton motive force, ATP synthesis,
respiration; photosynthesis
UNIT IV MOLECULAR BASIS OF MICROBIAL FORMS AND THEIR DIVERSITY
9
Structural differences between different microbial cell types; over view of primary and
secondary metabolism of microbes, commercial products like antibiotics, vitamins from
microbes
UNIT V MOLECULAR BASIS OF HIGHER LIFE FORMS 9
Molecular differences between various eukaryotic cell types, tissue proteins, blood,
important molecular components of blood, albumin, antibodies, hormones and their
actions
TOTAL:45 PERIODS (each unit 9 periods)
TEXT / REFERENCES:
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Wiley & Sons Publishers, Inc
http://www.wiley.com/legacy/college/boyer/0470003790/index.htm
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Edition W. H. Freeman and Company, New
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York
3) Lehninger’s Principles of Biochemistry, 4
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Michael M. Cox,
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Harvey Lodish
,
Arnold Berk
,
Chris A.
Kaiser
,
Monty Krieger
,
Matthew P. Scott
,
Anthony Bretscher
,
Hidde Ploegh
,
Paul Matsudaira
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D. A. Harris
, 1995 John
Wiley & Sons Publishers, Inc
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R. Best, Scott Pattison, Susan Arena 2004, John Wiley & Sons Publishers, Inc
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Methods and Applications in Modern Biotechnology Michael Wink (Editor) 2006
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