BC 211 : Biochemistry

Course Outline

Overview of chemistry

· What is an Atom?

· Structure Of Atom.

· Atomic Number Z

· Atomic Mass Number

· Periodic Table

· The cell: Structural and functional unit of all living organisms

· Cell Theory

· Dalton Atomic Theory

· Dalton Atomic Theory

· Bohr’s Model of Atom

· Isotopes

· Compounds, Mixtures and Solutions

· Cell Structure and Function

· Basic Cell Substances

· Cell Types

Overview of Biochemistry

History of Biochemistry

Overview of the Biomolecules

Overview of Cellular Process

Carbohydrates Types

· Monosaccharide's

· Stereoisomer's and Stereochemistry

· Biologically Important Monosaccharide's

· Biologically Important Disaccharides Polysaccharides

Carbohydrate Metabolism

· Overview of Catalytic

· Processes Glycolysis

· Fermentations

· The Pentose Phosphate Pathway Gluconeogenesis:

· The Synthesis of Glucose

· Glycogen Synthesis and Degradation

· Chemistry of lipids

· Definition

· Chemical Structure of lipids

· Biological importance of lipids

· Classification of lipids

· Simple lipids

· Fatty Acids

· Classification of Fatty Acids

· Saturated Fatty Acids

· Structure of Saturated Fatty Acids

· Mono Saturated Fatty Acids

· Poly Un Saturated Fatty Acids

· Essential Fatty Acids

· Functions of Essential Fatty Acids

· Cis and Trans Fatty Acids

· General properties of fatty acids

· Glycerol

· Importance of glycerol

· Triglycerides

· Types of triglycerides

· General properties Triglycerides

· Complex Lipids

· Derived Lipids

· Functions of lipids

Fatty Acid Metabolism

· Lipid classification

· Fatty Acid Degradation

· Fatty Acid Synthesis

Protein Structure and Function

· Cellular Functions of Proteins

· The Alpha-Amino acids

· The Peptide Bond

· The Primary Structure of Proteins

· The Secondary Structure of Proteins

· The Tertiary Structure of Proteins

· The Quaternary Structure of Proteins

· Amino acids structure and its classification

· Classification on the basis of nutrition

· Classification of amino acids on the basis of catabolism

· Biological importance of proteins

Enzymes

· Nomenclature and Classification

· Regulation and Inhibition of Enzyme Activity

· The Enzyme-Substrate Complex

Nucleic acid

· Introduction of nucleic acids

· The structure of nucleotide

· The structure of nucleoside

· The structure of DNA and RNA

· Classification of DNA and RNA

· Comparison of DNA and RNA structure