B.Sc. Botany
7th Semester Syllabus
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MJC-13 (T) : Plant Metabolism
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Unit 1: Concept of metabolism
◦Concept of metabolism
◦Regulation of metabolism
◦Role of regulatory enzymes (allosteric, covalent modulation and isozymes)
Unit 2: Photosynthesis
◦Photosynthetic apparatus
◦Pigments
◦Photochemical reactions
◦Electron transport pathways in chloroplast membranes
◦Photophosphorylation
◦Calvin Cycle
◦Crassulacean Acid Metabolism
◦Hatch & Slack pathway
◦Photorespiration
Unit 3: Respiration
◦Glycolysis, TCA Cycle
◦Oxidative phosphorylation
◦Pentose Phosphate Pathway
◦Respiratory quotient
Unit 4: Biological nitrogen fixation (examples of legumes and non-legumes)
◦Biological nitrogen fixation (examples of legumes and non-legumes)
Reference Books:
- Hopkins, W.G. and Huner, A. (2008). Introduction to Plant Physiology, John Wiley and Sons. U. S.A. 4th edition
- Taiz, L., Zeiger, E., MOller, I.M. and Murphy, A (2015). Plant Physiology and Development, Sinauer Associates Inc. USA. 6th edition
- Bajracharya D. (1999). Experiments in Plant Physiology-A Laboratory Manual, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi
- Jain V. K. (2014). Fundamentals of Plant Physiology, S. Chand & Company Ltd. 16th Revised edition
- Verma V. (2016). Plant Physiology, Athena Academic. 2nd edition
- Harborne, J.B. (1973). Phytochemical Methods, John Wiley & Sons. New York
- Pathak, V.N., Khatri, N.K., Pathak, M. (2012). Fundamental of Plant Physiology, Agribios. 5th edition