Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Overview

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Biochemistry is the branch of science that explores the chemical processes within and related to living organisms. Biochemistry focuses on processes happening at a molecular level inside our cells. It studies components like proteins, lipids and organelles. It also looks at how cells communicate with each other.
On the other hand, ‘Molecular Biology’ deals with a wide scope of issues related with molecular and cell biology, including structural and functional genomics, bioinformatics, molecular immunology, etc. ‘Genetic Engineering’ is a part of molecular biology. It is the direct manipulation of an organism’s genome, using biotechnology.
From this course learners will be able to understand about carbohydrates, lipids & vitamins. They will be able to discern the functioning of proteins nucleic acids & enzymes and comprehend about cell structure.
Learners will be able to understand about DNA & RNA and increase their comprehension about genetic coding. Learners will also be able to distinguish between DNA isolation in bacteria, plants and animals.

Syllabus

COURSE LAYOUT

Weeks Weekly Lecture TopicsWeek 1 Lecture 1 - STRUCTURE AND CLASSIFICATION OF CARBOHYDRATES : Lecture 2 - STRUCTURE AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIPIDS Lecture 3 - FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS Lecture 4 - WATER SOLUBLE VITAMINSWeek 2 : Lecture 5 - STRUCTURE OF PROTEINS Lecture 6 - NUCLEIC ACID - DNA Lecture 7 - RIBONUCLEIC ACID (R.N.A.) Lecture 8 - TYPES OF IMMUNITY : INNATE IMMUNITYWeek 3 : Lecture 9 - TYPES OF IMMUNITY - ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY Lecture 10 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY IMMUNE RESPONSES Lecture 11 - HUMORAL IMMUNITY Lecture 12 - CELL MEDIATED IMMUNITYWeek 4 : Lecture 13 - ANTIGENS Lecture 14 - ANTIBODIES Lecture 15 - ANTIGEN ANTIBODY INTERACTION Lecture 16 - IMMUNOTECHNIQUESWeek 5 : Lecture 17 - TUMOUR IMMUNOLOGY Lecture 18 - ANIMAL CELL CULTURE Lecture 19 - CELLS LINES AND GROWTH CURVE Lecture 20 - TRANSFECTION OF CELL LINESWeek 6 : Lecture 21 - TRANSFECTION OF ANIMAL CELLS Lecture 22 - ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE PART-I Lecture 23 - ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE PART-II Lecture 24 - STEM CELL CULTUREWeek 7 : Lecture 25 - APPLICATION OF STEM CELLS Lecture 26 - STRUCTURE OF DNA Lecture 27 - PROKARYOTIC DNA REPLICATION Lecture 28 - EUKARYOTIC DNA REPLICATIONWeek 8 : Lecture 29 - TRANSCRIPTION Lecture 30 - RNA PROCESSING Lecture 31 - TRANSPORTATION OF RNA OUT OF NUCLEUS Lecture 32 - POLYADNYLATION AND SPLICING Lecture 33 - TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTSWeek 9 : Lecture 34 - GENETIC CODE AND WOBBLE HYPOTHESIS Lecture 35 - PROKARYOTIC TRANSLATION Lecture 36 - EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATIONWeek 10 : Lecture 37 - PROKARYOTIC TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION Lecture 38 - GENE REGULATION IN EUKARYOTES Lecture 39 - ISOLATION OF DNA FROM BACTERIA Lecture 40 - D.N.A. ISOLATION FROM PLANT & ANIMAL CELLSWeek 11 : Lecture 41 - CLONING VECTORS Lecture 42 - ENZYMES USED IN RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY Lecture 43 - METHODS OF GENE TRANSFER Lecture 44 - EXPRESSION AND DETECTION OF CLONESWeek 12 : Lecture 45 - BLOTTING TECHNIQUES Lecture 46 - POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION