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SUGGUESTED READINGS:

1. M.P. Stevens, Polymer Chemistry: An Introduction, 3rd Ed., Oxford University Press, 1999.
2. H.R. Allcock, F.W. Lampe & J.E. Mark, Contemporary Polymer Chemistry, 3rd ed.
Prentice-Hall (2003)
3. F.W. Billmeyer, Textbook of Polymer Science, 3rd ed. Wiley-Interscience (1984)
4. J.R. Fried, Polymer Science and Technology, 2nd ed. Prentice-Hall (2003)
5. P. Munk & T.M. Aminabhavi, Introduction to Macromolecular Science, 2nd ed. John Wiley
& Sons (2002)
6. L. H. Sperling, Introduction to Physical Polymer Science, 4th ed. John Wiley & Sons (2005)
7. M.P. Stevens, Polymer Chemistry: An Introduction 3rd ed. Oxford University Press (2005).
8. Seymour/ Carraher‘s Polymer Chemistry, 9th ed. by Charles E. Carraher, Jr. (2013).

Chem.323 Molecules of Life 3+1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

The learning objectives of this course are as follows:
• To teach the students about fundamental molecules essential for life.
• To provide information about different classes of organic compounds and their biological uses.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
• Understand the structure and importance of organic compounds for the human beings.
• Gain insight into the mechanism of different biological processes taking place.

THEORY (45 Hours)

UNIT-I: (12 Hours)

Carbohydrates: Classification of carbohydrates, reducing and non-reducing sugars, General
properties of Glucose and Fructose, their open chain structure. Epimers, mutarotation and
anomers. Determination of configuration of glucose (Fischer proof). Cyclic structure of glucose.
Haworth projections. Cyclic structure of fructose. Linkage between monosachharides, structure of
disachharides (sucrose, maltose, lactose) and polysachharides (starch and cellulose) excluding
their structure elucidation.

UNIT-II: (13 Hours)
Amino Acids, Peptides, Proteins and Enzymes: Classification of Amino Acids, Zwitterion
structure and Isoelectric point. Overview of Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Quaternary
structure of proteins. Mechanism of enzyme action, factors affecting enzyme action, coenzymes
and cofactors and their role in biological reactions, Specificity of enzyme action (including
stereospecificity),
UNIT-III: (20 Hours)

Nucleic Acids and Lipids: Components of Nucleic acids: Adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine
(structure only), other components of nucleic acids, nucleosides and nucleotides (nomenclature),
Structure of polynucleotides; Structure of DNA (Watson-Crick model) and RNA (types of RNA),
Genetic code, Biological roles of DNA and RNA: Replication, Transcription and Translation.

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