Mysore university biotechnology syllabus

Hello sir I want to do m.sc. In biotechnology from Mysore university that why I am looking for syllabus for entrance examination of m.sc. In biotechnology to admission there , would you plz provide me ??

[Kiran Chandar]

University Of Mysore Department Of Studies In Biotechnology offered m.sc. In biotechnology, as you want to get its syllabus for entrance exam so here I am providing same for you

Unit-I: Biomolecules
Structure and functions of carbohydrates (Mono-, oligo- and poly saccharides), amino acids,
proteins (primary, secondary and tertiary structure), lipids and nucleic acids

Unit –II: Microbiology
Basic microbiological techniques, structure, classification and reproduction of bacteria, virus
and fungi, Microbial nutrition and growth, antimicrobial agents, Biological nitrogen fixation,
Microbial diseases, Food spoilage, preservation

Unit –III: Enzymology
Isolation and purification of enzymes, nomenclature and classification of enzymes, Enzyme
kinetics, Factors affecting enzyme activity, Mechanism of enzyme action, Co enzymes and
cofactors, Applications of enzymes: clinical, analytical and biotechnological.

Unit –IV: Metabolism
Carbohydrate metabolism- Glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, TCA cycle, Bioenergetics- Electron
transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation, Photosynthesis, Amino acid metabolism-
Glucogenic and ketogenic amino acids, urea cycle, Lipid metabolism- Beta-oxidation and
biosynthesis of fatty acids, Metabolism of nucleotides- Biosynthesis and degradation of
purines and pyrimidine –


Unit –V: Cell Biology and Genetics
Structure and functions of Cell organelles, Cell Division and Cell cycle, Cell-cell interaction
and motility, Special cells- Blood cells, Cancer cells
Genetics- Laws of inheritance, Sex-linked inheritance, Mutation- Chemical, physical and
biological mutagens, structure of eukaryotic chromosomes, Chromosomal aberrations,
Chromosomal disorders, Genetic recombination in bacteria: Transformation, transduction and
conjugation.

Unit –VI: Plant Cell & Tissue Culture and Animal Cell Culture
Principles of tissue culture, Organ culture, Micropropagation in plants, Somatic
embryogenesis, Suspension culture, Protoplast culture and fusion
Animal Cell Culture- laboratory facilities, chemically defined media, Primary culture, cell
lines and cloning, somatic cell fusion

Unit-VII: Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering
DNA as genetic material, replication of DNA in prokaryotes, gene concept- promoter, introns
and exons, lac operon, Transcription of prokaryotic genes, genetic code, translation
Genetic engineering- Restriction endonucleases, Taq DNA polymerase, Gene cloning
vectors- plasmids, Recombinant DNA technology, isolation of mRNA, preparation of
cDNA, gene and cDNA library, Genetic engineering techniques, Southern and Northern
blotting, PCR, DNA sequencing

Unit-VIII: Immunology and Medical Biotechnology
Types of immunity, Antigens, Antibodies, Immunization, T-cells, B-cells, Immune disorders,
Hypersensitivity, Immunotechniques, immunodiffusion, ELISA, Western blotting
Vaccine production, production of Humulin, gene therapy, ex-vivo and in-vivo gene therapy,
Antisense technology, Transgenic animals


Unit-IX: Microbial Technology and Agricultural Biotechnology
Microbial Technology, primary and secondary metabolites, Microbial production, Vit-C and
Penicillin, Microbial pesticides: Fungicides and herbicides,
Agricultural Biotechnology- Biofertilizers and phyto-stimulants, Genetic engineering of crop
plants, Gene transfer techniques, Food biotechnology, Food processing, Fruit ripening,
genetically modified foods, biotechnology in dairy industry


Unit-X: Environmental Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
Environmental Biotechnology, pollution detection, wastewater treatment, cell
immobilization, Biodegradation, Biodegradation, pesticides and surfactants, biomining,
Treatment of Industrial wastes, Solid waste management. Genetically engineered microbes
for waste treatment, biodegradable plastics
Bioinformatics- DNA databases, genebank sequence databases, Phylogenetic, sequence
aligning, Protein databases, dendrograms, Information retrieval from databases, Human
Genome Project,

Mysore university M.sc biotechnology entrance exam syllabus