JNU M.Sc Biotechnology Syllabus

Can you provide me the Syllabus for M.Sc Biotechnology course of JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University)?

[Kiran Chandar]

The Master of Science (MSc) Biotechnology course of Jawaharlal Nehru University is divided into four semesters, which are:

Semester - I

Semester - II

Semester - III

Semester – IV

MSc Biotechnology - Semester – I

BT511 - Mathematics for Biologists
Credits: 2

Preliminaries: Coordinates, lines and increments, function, shifting graphs, trigonometric functions.

Limits and Continuity: Rates of change and limits, rules for finding limits, target values and formal definitions of limits, extensions of the limit concept, continuity, tangent lines.

Derivatives: The derivative of a function, differentiation rules, rates of change, derivatives of trigonometric functions, the chain rule, implicit differentiation and rational exponents, related rates of change.

Applications of derivatives: Extreme values of functions, the mean value theorem, the first derivative test for local extreme values, graphing with y' and y",, limits as x→ ±∞ , Asymptotes, and dominant terms, optimization, linearization and differentials, Newton's method.

Integration: Indefinite integrals, differential equations, initial value problems and mathematical modeling, integration by substitution-running the chain rule backward, estimating with finite sums, Riemann sums and definite integrals, properties, area and the mean value theorem, the fundamental theorem, substitution in definite integrals, numerical integration.

Applications of integrals: Areas between curves, finding volumes by slicing, volumes of solids of revolution disks and washers, cylindrical shells, lengths of plane curves, areas of surfaces of revolution, moments and centres of mass, work, fluid pressures and forces, the basic pattern and other modeling applications.

BT512 - Biophysical Chemistry
Credits: 3

A. Interactions in Biological Systems

1. Intra and inter molecular forces
electrostatic interactions and Hydrogen
bonding interactions

2. van der Waals and Hydrophobic interactions

3. Disulphide bridges

4. Role of water and weak interactions

B. Structure of Proteins

1. Conformational properties of polypeptides

2. Primary and secondary structure α-helix, β-sheet structures etc.

3. Tertiary and quarternary structure

4. Structural features of membrane proteins

5. Secondary and tertiary structure prediction of protein conformation

C. Multiple equilibrium

1. Titration of proteins to evaluate net and total charge

2. Scatchard and Hill plots

3. Folding-unfolding equilbrium and denaturation of proteins

4. Effect of temperature and solvent conditions on the thermodynamics of protein folding-unfolding equilibrium

5. Kinetics of protein folding

D. Techniques for the study of Macromolecular Structure

1. Analytical Ultracentrifugation : Sedimentation velocity and equilibrium, determination of molecular weights

2. Micro calorimetry (DSC and ITC) and its application

3. Circular Dichroism spectroscopy

4. UV, visible and Fluorescence spectroscopy

5. X-ray Diffraction

6. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)

8. Mass Spectrometry


JNU M.Sc Biotechnology Syllabus

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