University of Hyderabad Msc biotechnology

I have completed my B.Sc Biotechnology and want to take admission in the M.Sc Biotechnology in University of Hyderabad? So I am searching for the University Of Hyderabad M.Sc Biotechnology Admission Notification? Please tell me how I can download its Admission Notification?

Can you provide me the syllabus of M.Sc (Master in Science) (General Biotechnology) Program offered by University of Hyderabad?

[Neelu Bhasin]

The syllabus of M.Sc (Master in Science) (General Biotechnology) Program offered by University of Hyderabad is as follows:


SEMESTER I

Unit I
Chemical basis of life; Composition of living matter; Water – properties, pH, ionization and hydrophobicity; Emergent properties of biomolecules in water; Biomolecular hierarchy; Macromolecules; Molecular assemblies; Structure-function relationships
Amino acids – structure and functional group properties; Peptides and covalent structure of proteins; Elucidation of primary and higher order structures; Evolution of protein structure; Structure function relationships in model proteins like ribonuclease A, myoglobin, hemoglobin, chymotrypsin etc.; Tools to characterize expressed proteins.


Unit II
Enzyme catalysis – general principles of catalysis; Quantitation of enzyme activity and efficiency; Enzyme characterization and Michaelis-Menten kinetics; Relevance of enzymes in metabolic regulation, activation, inhibition and covalent modification; Single substrate enzymes


Unit III
Sugars - mono, di, and polysaccharides; Suitability in the context of their different functions- cellular structure, energy storage, signaling; Glycosylation of other biomolecules - glycoproteins and glycolipids; Lipids - structure and properties of important members of storage and membrane lipids; lipoproteins


Unit IV
Biomembrane organization - sidedness and function; Membrane bound proteins - structure, properties and function; Transport phenomena; Nucleosides, nucleotides, nucleic acids - structure, diversity and function; sequencing; Brief overview of central dogma


Unit V
Bioenergetics-basic principles; Equilibria and concept of free energy; Coupled processes; Glycolytic pathway; Kreb's cycle; Oxidative phosphorylation; Photosynthesis; Elucidation of metabolic pathways; Logic and integration of central metabolism; entry/ exit of various biomolecules from central pathways; Principles of metabolic regulation; Regulatory steps; Signals and second messengers.


Texts/References:
1. V.Voet and J.G.Voet, Biochemistry, 3rd edition, John Wiley, New York, 2004.
2. A.L. Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 4th edition, W.H Freeman and Company, 2004.
3. L. Stryer, Biochemistry, 5th edition, W.H. Freeman and Company, 2002.

Syllabus M.Sc (General Biotechnology) Program University of Hyderabad