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LEARNING OUTCOMES:

This course will enable the students to:
 Understand the importance of discipline of Biochemistry.
 Understand the role of different biomolecules in living systems.
 Understand the structure and composition of different biomolecules.
 Know about the basic metabolic processes in plant system.
 Introduction to molecular biology.

THEORY (45 Hours)

UNIT-I Introduction (9 Hours)

38. Introduction to the scope and importance of biochemistry in agriculture research and in our
daily life.

UNIT-II Biomoleculesand cell organelles (9 Hours)
39. Basic biomolecules and their role in living system. structure and function of different cell
organelles in living system.

UNIT-III Structure and functions of biomolecules (9 Hours)
40. Structure and functions of carbohydrate, proteins, amino acids, lipids, and nucleic acids.
structures and biological functions of vitamins.
UNIT-IVPhotosynthesis, respiration and nitrogen fixation (9 Hours)

41. Photosynthesis: basic mechanism of carbon assimilation, C3 and C4 cycles,
photorespiration, Kranz anatomy. Respiration: Aerobic and anaerobic respiration,
glycolysis, Krebs cycle, Electron transport system, oxidative phosphorylation. Basic steps
involved in nitrogen fixation Habers process.
UNIT-V Introduction to molecular biology (9 Hours)

42. Introduction to DNA and RNA, basic steps in DNA replication, transcription, and
translation.

SUGGUESTED READINGS:

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1. Katoch R. 2017. ―Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology‖. 1 edition,
Kalyani Publishers, India.
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2. Katoch R. 2017. ―Molecular Biology‖. 1 edition, Kalyani Publishers, India.
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3. Katoch R. 2018. ―Macromolecules, Enzymology and Metabolism‖. 1 edition, Kalyani
Publishers, India.
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4. Katoch R. 2019. ―Agricultural Biochemistry‖. 1 edition, Kalyani Publishers, India.
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5. Katoch R.(2019). Principals and techniques in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology: 1
edition. Published by Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, CSKHPKV, Palampur.

ACADEMIC WRITING

AW.321 Academic Writing 1+1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

The primary objective of this course is to introduce:

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