Intended Learning Outcomes: At the completion of this course unit student should be able to

ILO 1: explain basic concepts in biochemistry.

ILO 2: Identify and describe the reaction pathways associated with biomolecules.

ILO 3: interpret structure of biologically important compounds and biosynthetic precursor molecules.

ILO 4: demonstrate specific laboratory experiments to identify the major classes of biomolecules.

Contents:

Proteins, Enzymes, Protein purification,

Carbohydrates, Nucleic acids, Phosphorus in biology, Relationship between DNA, RNA and proteins, Structure, function and replication of DNA, human genome and DNA Sequencing, RNA and Protein synthesis, Energy and cellular metabolism, glycolysis, TCA cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, gluconeogenesis, metabolism of glycogen, fat, amino acid and alcohol .

Reference:

Garrett, R.H. and Grisham, C.M., 2012. Biochemistry. Fifth edition, Brooks/Cole.

Evaluation :

End semester exam (Theory) - 80%

End semester exam (Practical) - 20%