The Course Structure/Syllabus of B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) Biochemistry Program offered by Thiruvalluvar University is as follows:
I Semester
PAPER I
CELL BIOLOGY
UNIT-I
An overall view of cells-origin and evolution of cells. Cell theory. Classifications of
cell- Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells. Composition of prokaryotic and eukaryotic
cells. Molecular composition of Cells- Water, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Nucleic acids,
and Proteins.
UNIT-II
Cell membrane- Fluid Mosaic Model of membrane structure. Membrane proteins and
their properties. Membrane carbohydrates and their role. Transport across
membranes-diffusion, active and passive transport.
UNIT-II
Endoplasmic reticulum - types, structure and functions. Golgi apparatus- structures
and functions. Lysosomes- structure and functions, morphology & functions of
peroxisomes and glyoxysomes, ribosomes - types, structure and functions.
UNIT-IV
Mitochondria: Structure and function. Cytoskeleton: Types of filaments and their
functions. Microtubules: Chemistry and function (esp. cilia and flagella)
UNIT-V
Nucleolus-structure and functions. Chromosome-chromatin structure, the cell cyclesphases of cell cycle. Meiotic and mitotic cell divisions, cell- cell communications, cell
recognition, cell adhesion and cell functions.
References
1. Cell biology structure and functions-David and Sadava, Jones Bartlett publishers.
2. Molecular Cell Biology - Lodish, Berk, Zipursky, Baltimore, Freeman.
3. Cytology-P.S. Verma, V.K. Agarval, S. Chand Publications.
4. Cell Biology-N.Arumugam, Saras Publications.
5. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry-David L. Nelson, Michael M. Cox, Macmillan
Worth Publishers.
6. Biochemistry - Garrett Grishmam. 3’rd edition. International student’s edition.
7. Biochemistry by L . Veerakumari , MJP publishers,Chennai-5.
Syllabus B.Sc. Biochemistry Thiruvalluvar University
