Alagappa University Biotechnology

Can you provide me the syllabus of M. Sc., Biotechnology (Specialization: Marine Biotechnology) offered by Department of Biotechnology of Alagappa University?

[Pathak]

The syllabus of M. Sc., Biotechnology (Specialization: Marine Biotechnology) offered by Department of Biotechnology of Alagappa University is as follows:

SEMESTER I

501101 BIOCHEMISTRY (Core – 4 credits)

UNIT-1
Buffering in biological systems. Structure and the biological role of the biomolecules – amino
acids, carbohydrates and lipids. Structure and reaction mechanisms of coenzymes.

UNIT-2
Biological membranes- bilipid layer, fluid mosaic model, membrane proteins-intrinsic and
extrinsic, lipid-linked proteins. Transport through membranes- Mediated (active and passive) and
non-mediated (simple diffusion). Electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation.
Photosynthesis- light and dark reactions.

UNIT-3
Thermodynamic quantities and laws. ATP- structure and its role as energy carrier. Biological
oxidation-reduction reactions.

UNIT-4
Metabolism: basic concepts and design – glycolysis; gluconeogenesis; pentose phosphate
pathway; TCA cycle; fatty acid oxidation and biosynthesis; amino acid biosynthesis; de novo
synthesis and salvage pathways in nucleotide metabolism.

UNIT-5
Enzyme nomenclature and classification. Catalytic power and specificity of enzymes. Enzyme
kinetics and general properties of enzymes like effect of pH, temperature. Extraction, assay and
purification of enzymes. Clinical and industrial applications of enzymes. Abzymes, Ribozyme and Isozymes. Enzyme engineering and enzyme immobilization

Syllabus of M. Sc., Biotechnology



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