M.Sc zoology syllabus-Osmania university

my name is Surbhi. I am a student of the M.Sc zoology course at the Osmania University. I am looking for the syllabus of it. will you please give me the link to download the syllabus of it? also give me the details of the paper pattern and the course structure of the M.Sc zoology course of this Osmania university?

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Osmania University is a collegiate public state university located in University town, Hyderabad, India, and founded in 1918. It was established by and named after Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad.


M.Sc zoology syllabus-Osmania university




M.Sc. Zoology
Semester I
CORE PAPER
Paper I
Structural Biology [SB]

UNIT I–Basic concepts of Biomolecules and Structural Biology
15 Hrs
Biomolecules and their significance – carbohydrates, proteins, amino acids, nucleic acids
and lipids.
Chemistry and structure of mono, oligo and polysaccharides. Deoxysugars, aminosugars
and glycosides
Classification and structures of proteins – primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary.
Classification, structure and function of lipids, fatty acids, triglycerides; phospholipds,
cerebrosides, steroids
Nucleic acids – Structure of DNA and RNA , DNA polymorphism, RNA types.


UNIT II–Enzymes and Metabolism
15 Hrs
Classification, nomenclature and properties of enzymes – catalysis and energy of
activation; Enzyme kinetics, Michaelis–Menten Constant; (Km values) and LB plot; mechanism of enzyme action and regulation of enzyme activity
Metabolism of carbohydrates – Glcolysis; TCA cycle; Gluconeogenesis; biological oxidation; role of respiratory chain in energy capture; ATP synthesis
Catabolism of amino acids – Transamination, deamination and decarboxylation Oxidation and biosynthesis of fatty acids
Metabolic disorders of different biomolecules (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids)


UNIT III–Cellular Organization
15 Hrs
Molecular organization and functions of cell membranes
Cell permeability – Transport across the cell membrane; transport of small molecules; Carrier proteins; Ion pumps; membrane bound enzymes
Cell communications – Inter cellular communication and gap junctions; chemical signaling between the cells; strategies of chemical signaling
Signaling mediated by intracellular receptors; signaling mediated cell surface receptors –
second and third messengers; C–AMP, G–proteins, Ca++, Inositol Triphosphate (IP3) and
prostaglandins Cell cycle; molecular events in cell cycle; mitotic spindle


UNIT IV - Functional Biology of Nucleic Acids
15 Hrs
DNA replication – semi conservative, enzymology of DNA replication, replication of circular DNA, initiation, elongation and termination of replication process. Proof reading functionof DNA polymerases.Enzymatic synthesis of RNA.
Protein synthesis – Events of protein synthesis; transcription in prokaryotes and eukaryotes; post transcriptional processing.
Regulation of genetic code – Wobble’s concept, translation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
DNA repair mechanism – High fidelity of DNA sequence – Repair of damage caused by UV light, Eukaryotes repair systems


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