Biochem-506

Mid-term exam syllabus, Biochem-506: Ch-3 and Ch-4 of Lehninger. 

Amino acids; Structures of standard and nonstandard amino acids; Specialized biomolecules derived from amino acids; Classification and characteristics, acid-base properties, pKa values, titration curves and isoelectric pH; Covalent structure of proteins; Peptides, sequence, nomenclature and conventions for writing; Merrifield peptide synthesis; Classification, biological functions and properties of proteins; Techniques of protein purification; Salting out, chromatography, electrophoresis, isoelectric focusing;  Primary structure of protein and its determination; Secondary structure: a-helix, ß-pleated sheets, ß-bends, super secondary motifs, domains; Tertiary and quaternary structures; Protein folding and diseases of misfolding; Structures and biological functions of myoglobin, hemoglobin, collagen and α-keratin etc; 

…. PLUS…. First 150 MCQs from chapters 3 of the book ” MCQs in Biochemistry”. MCQs from the taught concepts and book chapters will also appear in the exam.

Final exam syllabus, Biochem-506: Biodegradation of proteins and role of proteasome; Metabolic fate of amino groups; Nitrogen excretion, urea cycle and its regulation; Pathways of amino acid degradation; Biosynthesis of amino acids; In born errors of amino acid metabolism; Introduction to proteomics: Significance and applications.

…. PLUS…. All MCQs from chapters 3 of the book ” MCQs in Biochemistry”. MCQs from the taught concepts and book chapters will also appear in the exam.

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Assignments and presentations: 

1. The weightage of the assignment and presentation will be decided later. 
2. Start preparing your presentations and assignments.
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).
9. Strictly follow the ppt format and it is better if you write and paste your material in the same ppt file.

K. General Question to be asked during the presentation

1. 1) Pathway or importance of gene/technology/discovery
2. 2) Rationale
3. 3) Conclusion of the full article
4. 4) Conclusion of every figure
5. 5) New findings presented in the article
6. 6) Applications of the findings
7. 7) Future prospective
8. 8) Applications of the work
9. 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/s.
3. The Physiological importance of the figure.
4. The Conclusions of the figure
5. Prepare well objectively and subjectively

Biochem-506: Start preparing your presentations and assignments….. Assignment submission is the first class of next month, October 2022. The presentations will also be started after mid-term exam.

NO EXCUSE WILL BE ACCEPTED

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MCQs will be taken from the text-book and from chapter 3 of the book ” MCQs in Biochemistry”.

Link to download this book is given below:

https://b-ok.cc/dl/1055171/2292c5

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Microsoft teams will be used whenever online classes will be held. You must make your first name as your registration number. 

2017-ag-9382 Haidar Iftikhar

2017-ag-10077 Ahmad Faraz

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