B.Sc. Zoology
5th Semester Syllabus
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MJC-8 (T) : Biochemistry
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Unit 1: Elementary idea of biomolecule
◦Structure and classification of Carbohydrates
◦Lipid and Protein
◦Structure
◦Classification and physiological importance of Amino Acids
◦Structure
◦Classification and physiological importance of Vitamins
Unit 2: Enzymes
◦Nomenclature and classification
◦Isozymes
◦Kinetics of enzyme-substrate reactions
◦Regulation of enzyme action
Unit 3: Carbohydrate Metabolism
◦Glycolysis and Citric acid cycle
◦Pentose Phosphate Pathway
◦Gluconeogenesis
◦Glycogenolysis and Glycogenesis
Unit 4: Lipid and Protein Metabolism
◦Beta oxidation and omega-oxidation of fatty acids
◦Ketogenesis
◦Transamination, Deamination, Urea cycle
Reference Books:
- Cox, M.M and Nelson, D.L. (2008). Lehninger's Principles of Biochemistry, V Edition, W.H. Freeman and Co., New York
- Berg, J.M., Tymoczko, J.L. and Stryer, L. (2007). Biochemistry, VI Edition, W.H. Freeman and Co., New York
- Murray, R.K., Bender, D.A., Botham, K.M., Kennelly, P.J., Rodwell, V.W. and Well, P.A. (2009). Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, XXVIII Edition, International Edition, The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc
- Hames, B.D. and Hooper, N.M. (2000). Instant Notes in Biochemistry, II Edition, BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd., U.K