Molecular Fundamentals In Biology BT 9250

BT 9250  MOLECULAR FUNDAMENTALS IN BIOLOGY

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:
1) Interactive Concepts in Biochemistry by Rodney Boyer, Copyright 2002, John
Wiley & Sons Publishers, Inc
http://www.wiley.com/legacy/college/boyer/0470003790/index.htm
2) Biochemistry by Lubert Stryer, 5
Edition W. H. Freeman and Company, New
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York
3) Lehninger’s Principles of Biochemistry, 4
Edn, by David L. Nelson and
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Michael M. Cox,
4) Molecular Cell Biology, Sixth Edition., by
Harvey Lodish
,
Arnold Berk
,
Chris A.
Kaiser
,
Monty Krieger
,
Matthew P. Scott
,
Anthony Bretscher
,
Hidde Ploegh
,
Paul Matsudaira
5) Bioenergetics at a Glance: An Illustrated Introduction
D. A. Harris
, 1995 John
Wiley & Sons Publishers, Inc
6) Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry, 8th Edition Morris Hein, Leo
R. Best, Scott Pattison, Susan Arena 2004, John Wiley & Sons Publishers, Inc
7) An Introduction to Molecular Biotechnology: Molecular Fundamentals,
Methods and Applications in Modern Biotechnology Michael Wink (Editor) 2006
John Wiley & Sons Publishers, Inc