CHEMISTRY (DR BC CH)

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (DR BC PC)

BIOMOLECULES – DR BC BM

• Overview: Carbohydrates overview, Monosaccharides structure – DR BC BM 01

• Chemistry of sugar: Reactions of the monosaccharides, Polarimetry – DR BC BM 02

• Monosaccharides and Disaccharides: Important monosaccharides – DR BC BM 03

• Polysaccharides overview: Structure, Important examples – DR BC BM 04

• Plant Polysaccharides: Cellulose, Starch – DR BC BM 05

• Glycosaminoglycans and Glycoproteins: Hyaluronic acid, Oligosaccharides – DR BC BM 06

LIPIDS – DR BC LP

• Overview: Classification of lipids – DR BC LP 01

• Fatty acids and fats: Carboxylic acids, Structure of fats – DR BC LP 02

• Phospholipids and Glycolipids: Structure, Functions – DR BC LP 03

• Isoprenoids: Activated acetic acid in lipid biosynthesis – DR BC LP 04

• Steroid structure: Building blocks, 3D structure – DR BC LP 05

• Steroid overview: Sterols, Bile acids, Steroid hormones – DR BC LP 06

AMINO ACIDS – DR BC AA

• Chemistry and properties: Functions, Optical activity, Histidine curve – DR BC AA 01

• Proteinogenic amino acids – DR BC AA 02

• Non-proteinogenic amino acids: Rare types, Post-translational modifications, Biogenic amines – DR BC AA 03

PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS – DR BC PP

• Overview: Proteins – DR BC PP 01

• Peptide bonds: Structure, Resonance, Nomenclature – DR BC PP 02

• Secondary structures: Helix, Collagen, Pleated-sheet, Beta-turns – DR BC PP 03

• Structural proteins: Keratin, Collagen, Silk fibroin – DR BC PP 04

• Globular proteins: Stabilizing interactions, Disulfide bonds – DR BC PP 05

• Protein folding: Folding and denaturation of ribonuclease – DR BC PP 06

• Molecular models: Insulin structure (monomer) – DR BC PP 07

• Isolation and analysis: Salt precipitation, Dialysis, Gel filtration – DR BC PP 08

NUCLEOTIDES AND NUCLEIC ACIDS – DR BC NA

• Bases and nucleotides: Nucleic acid bases, Nucleosides, Nucleotides – DR BC NA 01

• RNA: Transfer RNA and others – DR BC NA 02

• DNA: Structure and genetic coding – DR BC NA 03

• Molecular models: DNA and RNA conformation – DR BC NA 04

METABOLISM ENZYMES – DR BC ME

• Basics: Enzymatic activity, Reaction specificity – DR BC ME 01

• Enzyme catalysis: Uncatalyzed vs. enzyme-catalyzed reactions – DR BC ME 02

• Enzyme kinetics I: Michaelis-Menten, Allosteric models – DR BC ME 03

• Enzyme kinetics II: pH, Temperature effects, Bisubstrate reactions – DR BC ME 04

• Inhibitors: Types and kinetics of inhibition – DR BC ME 05

• Lactate dehydrogenase: Structure and isoenzymes – DR BC ME 06

• Lactate dehydrogenase: Catalytic mechanism – DR BC ME 07

• Enzymatic analysis – DR BC ME 08

HYDROPHILIC HORMONES – DR BC HH

• Metabolism of Peptide Hormones – DR BC HH 01

• Mechanisms of action, Signal – DR BC HH 02

• Second messengers: Cyclic AMP, Inositol 1,4,5 – DR BC HH 03

• Signal cascades: Insulin, Nitrogen – DR BC HH 04

• Eicosanoids – DR BC HH 05

• Cytokines and their Signal Transduction – DR BC HH 06

CELL PROLIFERATION – DR BC CP

• Cell cycle and its control – DR BC CP 01

• Apoptosis and its regulation – DR BC CP 02

• Oncogenes: Proto-oncogenes and transformation – DR BC CP 03

• Tumors and abnormal cell division – DR BC CP 04

• Cytostatic drugs: Alkylating agents, Anthracyclines – DR BC CP 05

• Viruses: Examples and Capsid structures – DR BC CP 06

METABOLISM CHARTS – DR BC MC

• Calvin cycle in plant chloroplasts – DR BC MC 01

• Carbohydrate metabolism – DR BC MC 02

• Membrane lipids – DR BC MC 03

PIONEERS, SCIENTISTS – DR BC PS

• Theodor Schwann – DR BC PS 01

• Sir Alexander Fleming – DR BC PS 02

• Karl Landsteiner – DR BC PS 03

• Sanger Fredrick – DR BC PS 04

• Hans Adolf Krebs – DR BC PS 05

• J.D. Watson & H.F.C. Crick – DR BC PS 06

• Carl Neuberg, Father of Biochemistry – DR BC PS 07

• B. C. Guha, Father of Biochemistry in India – DR BC PS 08