XL-Q Biochemistry
Section 1:
Organization of life; Importance of water; Structure and function of biomolecules:
Amino acids, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins and Nucleic acids; Protein structure,
folding and function: Myoglobin, Hemoglobin, Lysozyme, Ribonuclease A,
Carboxypeptidase and Chymotrypsin.
Section 2:
Enzyme kinetics including its regulation and inhibition, Vitamins and Coenzymes ;
Metabolism and bioenergetics; Generation and utilization of ATP; Metabolic
pathways and their regulation: glycolysis, TCA cycle, pentose phosphate pathway,
oxidative phosphorylation,gluconeogenesis, glycogen and fatty acid metabolism;
Metabolism of Nitrogen containing compounds: nitrogen fixation, amino acids and
nucleotides. Photosynthesis: Calvin cycle.
Section 3:
Biochemical separation techniques: ion exchange, size exclusion and affinity
chromatography, Characterization of biomolecules by electrophoresis, UV-visible
and fluorescence spectroscopy and Mass spectrometry.
Section 4:
Cell structure and organelles; Biological membranes; Transport across membranes;
Signal transduction; Hormones and neurotransmitters.
Section 5:
DNA replication, transcription and translation; Biochemical regulation of gene
expression; Recombinant DNA technology and applications: PCR, site directed
mutagenesis and DNA-microarray.
Section 6:
Immune system: Active and passive immunity; Complement system; Antibody
structure, function and diversity; Cells of the immune system: T, B and macrophages;
T and B cell activation; Major histocompatibilty complex; T cell receptor;
Immunological techniques: Immunodiffusion, immunoelectrophoresis, RIA and ELISA.
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