Biochem-508

Biochemistry of Nucleic acids 3(3-0)

Mid-term, syllabus of Biochem-508: Nucleic acids and their importance. Structures of nitrogenous bases, pentoses and their properties. Structures and functions of nucleotides. Phosphodiester bond and polynucleotides. Double helical structure of DNA and its characteristics. Different three-dimensional forms of DNA; A, B and Z forms.  Unusual structures of DNA. Denaturation and hybridization of nucleic acids. Non-enzymatic transformations of DNA.  

…. PLUS…. First 150 MCQs from chapters 9 of the book ” MCQs in Biochemistry”. MCQs from the taught concepts and book chapters will also appear in the exam.

Final exam, syllabus of Biochem-508: Nucleic acid fractionation and sequencing. Chemical synthesis of DNA, Intronic and exonic regions, Molecular structures and functions of mRNA, rRNA, tRNA and small nuclear RNA. Nucleic acids interacting agents, chemical reactions of Nucleic Acids, Ribozymes and their characteristics. Pathways of information flow. Biosynthesis and biodegradation of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides, regulation of nucleotide metabolism. Inborn error of nucleic acid metabolism.. . 

…. PLUS…. First 150 MCQs from chapters  9 of the book ” MCQs in Biochemistry”. MCQs from the taught concepts and book chapters will also appear in exam. Mid term syllabus will be included in final exam.

Assignments and presentations: 

1. The weightage of the assignment and presentation will be decided later. 
2. Start preparing your presentations and assignments.
3. The presentations will also be started right after the mid-term exam.
4. PPT file should not contain any designing/colours other than figures and diagrams.
5. Slides should be in 16X9 ratio.
6. Fonts of all header should be same and of all other text should be same. 
7. For detailed guidelines about the presentation of research article, visit: https://www.lifesciencesorg.combiochem-720/
8. Download the template ppt file to make your presentation. The link is here (copy this link and paste in a new tab).
9. Strictly follow the ppt format and it is better if you write and paste your material in the same ppt file.

K. General Question to be asked during presentation

1. 1) Pathway or importance of gene/technology/discovery
2. 2) Rationale
3. 3) Conclusion of the full article
4. 4) Conclusion of every figure
5. 5) New findings presented in the article
6. 6) Applications of the findings
7. 7) Future prospective
8. 8) Applications of the work
9. 9) Principle of every technique used in the research article

Moreover, provide me a printed summary of your article containing the above headings given under ‘K’.

L. During Presentations, for EVERY FIGURE and graph, we may ask:

1. The Principle of the experiment.
2. The Reason for doing the experiment.
3. The Physiological importance of the figure.
4. The Conclusions of the figure
5. Prepare well objectively and subjectively

NO EXCUSE WILL BE ACCEPTED

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Link to download the book ( MCQs in Biochemistry) is given below:

https://b-ok.cc/dl/1055171/2292c5

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Microsoft teams will be used whenever online classes will be held. You must make your teams name as follows. 

2017-ag-9382 Haidar Iftikhar

2017-ag-10077 Ahmad Faraz