Mid-term syllabus of Biochem-301: A general introduction to the science of biochemistry and its importance. Ionization of water, weak acid and weak bases, Define and describe pH, buffers, diffusion, osmosis and osmotic pressure. Enzymes: Classification, nomenclature, characteristics, coenzymes, cofactors and prosthetic groups. Mechanism of enzyme action. Enzyme inhibition. Carbohydrates: Classification, characteristics, aerobic and anaerobic oxidation of glucose; glycolysis, citric acid cycle, Electron transport chain (ETC) and fermentations, biological functions of carbohydrates.

…. PLUS…. 150 MCQs from each of chapters 2 (150) and 6 (150) of the book ” MCQs in Biochemistry”. MCQs from the taught concepts and book chapters will also appear in the exam.

Final exam Biochem-301: Lipids: Composition and classification, structure of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids and their properties, characteristics of fats and oils, general metabolism of fats and oils. Proteins: Composition and classification, characteristics and classification of amino acids, peptides and level of structural organization of proteins, physiological function and general metabolism of proteins. Nucleic acids: Chemical composition, structure of DNA and RNA and its types. A general overview of central dogma of molecular biology.

 …. PLUS…. 150 MCQs from chapters 3 (150), 4 (150), 9 (150), 2 (150), 6 (150) of the book ” MCQs in Biochemistry”. MCQs from the taught concepts and book chapters will also appear in the exam.

Start preparing your presentations and assignments….. Assignment submission is the second week of next month, October 2023. The presentations will also be started after mid-term exam.

K. General Question to be asked during presentation

1. Pathway or importance of gene/technology/discovery
2. Rationale
3. Conclusion of the full article
4. Conclusion of every figure
5. New findings presented in the article
6. Applications of the findings
7. Future prospective
8. Applications of the work
9. Principle of every technique used in the research article

Moreover, provide me a printed summary of your article containing the above headings given under ‘K’.

L. During Presentations, for EVERY FIGURE and graph, we may ask:

1. The Principle of the experiment.
2. The Reason for doing the experiment.
3. The Physiological importance of the figure.
4. The Conclusions of the figure
5. Prepare well objectively and subjectively

NO EXCUSE WILL BE ACCEPTED

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Presentations of Biochem-301: 

1. The weightage of the assignment and presentation will be decided later. 
2. Start preparing your presentations……
3. The presentations will also be started right after the mid-term exam.
4. PPT file should not contain any designing/colours other than figures and diagrams.
5. Slides should be in 16X9 ratio.
6. Fonts of all header should be same and of all other text should be same. 
7. For detailed guidelines about the presentation of research article, visit: https://www.lifesciencesorg.combiochem-720/
8. Download the template ppt file to make your presentation. The link is here (copy this link and paste in a new tab).

Some important questions to be asked from students during presentation

1. 1)       Pathway or importance of gene/technology/drug
2. 2)       Rationale (justification of the project in this paper)
3. 3)       Conclusion of every figure
4. 4)       Conclusion of full article
5. 5)       New findings present in the article
6. 6)       Applications of the finding/s.
7. 7)       Future prospective
8. 8)       Principle of every technique used in the research article

NO EXCUSE WILL BE ACCEPTED

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Link to download the book ( MCQs in Biochemistry) is here.