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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2015/2016

SIK 2002 FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH SKILLS IN Assessment Methods:
BIOHEALTH SCIENCE Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60%

Techniques taught include basic lab practice, Medium of Instruction:
spectrophotometry, drug analysis, chromatography, English
nucleic acid extraction, electrophoresis, techniques in the
field of parasitology, hematology, physiology, nutrition. Soft Skills:
CS2, CT2
Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 100% Main References:
Consisting of; 1. Seeley and R. Rod. 2005. Essentials of Anatomy and
Laboratory report 60% Physiology (5th ed). Boston, Mass: McGraw-Hill.
Test 40% 2. Sherwood and Lauralee. 2004. Human Physiology:
From Cells to Systems (5th ed). Belmont, C.A.:
Medium of Instruction: Thomson/ Brooks/ Cole.
English 3. Tortora and J. Gerard. 2004. Introduction to the
Human Body: The Essentials of Anatomy and
Soft Skills: Physiology (6th ed). New York: Wiley.
CS2, CT5, TS4, EM2, LL2 4. Vander and J. Arthur. 2003. Human Physiology: The
Mechanisms of Body Function (9th ed). New York:
Main References: McGraw-Hill.
1. SIK 2002 Practical Manual 5. Chiras and D.Daniel. 2003. Human Body Systems:
Structure, Function and Environment. Sudbury, Mass:
Jones and Bartlett.
SIK 2003 GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Structure and physical characteristic of water; Acid and SIK 2005 PHYTOCHEMISTRY
base, pH and pK; classification, structure and function of
carbohydrates lipids, amino acids and proteins; nucleic The course introduces the basic principle of
acids and molecular biology; characteristic of enzyme and phytochemistry to provide student sufficient skill to be able
the regulation of enzyme activity; the use of enzyme in to identify various classes of secondary metabolites. The
industries; catabolism and anabolism of carbohydrate, course content consist of introduction to phytochemistry,
fatty acids, amino acids, nucleic acids. classification of phenolics, terpenoid, alkaloids and other
secondary metabolites compounds, the biosynthesis
Assessment Methods: pathway of acetate-melonate, acetate-mevalonate and
Continuous Assessment: 40% shikimic acid in relation to the formation of secondary
Final Examination: 60% metabolite, physical and chemical properties of secondary
product and its medicinal usage as antibiotic, anti-
Medium of Instruction: inflammation, anti-oxidant etc, the function of secondary
English metabolite in plants and the its application in health care
industry, food and beverages, agriculture and etc.
Soft Skills:
CS2, CT2, LL2 Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Main References: Final Examination: 60%
1. Biochemistry. Garett & Grisham. 2002. Saunders
College Publishers. Fort Worth/London/Sydney. Medium of Instruction:
nd
2. Concepts in Biochemistry. 2 Edition. Rodney Boyer English
nd
2 . 2002. Brooks/Cole,Thomson Publishers.
Canada/Australia Soft Skills:
3. Biochemistry. Mathew, Van Holde & Ahern. 2000. CS2, CT3, LL2
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. San Francisco.
USA Main References:
th
4. Biochemistry. Stryer. 1995. 4 Edition. W. H. 1. John T, Romeo (2004) Secondary metabolism in
Freeman & Company. New York. model system, Amsterdam, Boston.
5. Hashim, Onn. 2000. Metabolisme Tubuh Manusia. 2. E.A. Bell and B.V. Cherlwood (1980) Secondary Plant
Penerbitan Universiti Malaya. Products. Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, New
6. Lecture notes on Spectrum UM website Series Volume 8, Springer-Verhg Berlin Hcidelberg,
New York.
3. J.B Harbone, Phytochemical Methods, (1973),
SIK 2004 HUMAN AND ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY Chapmen &Hall,Lon.
4. John F. Robyt and Bernard J. White (1987)
Concept of osmoticity and tonicity; excretory system: Biochemical Techniques Theory and Practise,
anatomy; physiology and diseases of kidney; respiratory Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.
system: anatomy; physiology and diseases of lung; 5. John T, Romeo, James A. Saunders and Benjamin F,
cardiovascular system: anatomy, physiology and diseases Matthews (2001) Regulation of phytochemicals by
of heart; nutrition (digestive system between ruminant and molecular techniques. New York: Elseiver Science
non-ruminant; nutrition, exercise and healthy lifestyle); Ltd.
homeostasis: thermoregulation and neuronal model in
thermoregulation; nervous system and brain: synapse, SIK 2006 GENERAL HUMAN GENETICS
action potential, effect of drug, EEG, concept of the left
and right brain; physiology of the muscle and reproductive In this course, an integrated approach to learning genetics
biotechnology.
will be employed encompassing transmission and

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