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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2017/2018

Soft Skills: alkyl halides, alcohols, ethers, thiols, amines, carbonyls
CS2, CT3, TS2, LL2, EM2 and derivatives will be covered.
Assessment Methods:
Main References: Continuous Assessment: 40%
1. J.B. Harborne, Phytochemical Methods, (1973), A Final Examination: 60%
Guide to Modern Techniques of Plants Analysis.
Chapmen & Hall, Lon. Medium of Instruction:
2. Lars Bohlin and Jan G. Bruhn (1999) Bioassay Method English
in Natural Product Research and Drug Development.
Kluwer Academic Publishers. Soft Skills:
3. Atta-ur Rahman, M. Iqbal Choudhary and W. J. CS3, CT3, LL1.
Thomsen (2001) Bioassay Techniques For Drug
Development. Harwood Academic Publishers Main References:
4. John F. Robyt and Bernard J. White (1987) Biochemical 1. John E. McMurry. (2011). Organic Chemistry, 8 th
Techniques Theory and Practise, Brooks/Cole edition. Cengage Learning. Bab 1,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11.
Publishing Company.
5. Trevor Palmer (1985) Understanding Enzymes, 2. John McMurry. (2012) Organic Chemistry: a biological
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Second edition, Ellis Horwood Publishers. approach, 8 edition. New Jersey: Cengage Learning.
6. Z. Govindarajulu (2001) Statistical techniques in Bab 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,13,14,15,16,18.
bioassay, Basel New York, Karger. 3. Alan Cooper. (2012). Biophysical Chemistry, 2 nd
edition. RSC Pub, Cambridge.
4. Predrag-Peter Ilich. (2014) Selected Problems in
SIK 3024 CURRENT TOPICS IN BIOHEALTH
SCIENCE Physical Chemistry [e.book]: Strategies and
Interpretations, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg.
This course introduces current key works, scientists, 5. Gordon G. Hommes (2008) Physical Chemistry for the
current studies and/or technologies and issues related to Biological Sciences, Wiley-Interscience.
topic/project.

Assessment Methods: SIJ 2001 PRINCIPLES OF BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS
Continuous Assessment: 100%
The course contains the quantitative aspects of
Medium of Instruction: Biochemistry where the emphasis will be given to the areas
English of acid-base, pH, buffer preparation, titration, enzyme
kinetics, bioenergetics and radioactivity. The course will
Soft Skills: also include current and “classical” analytical methods –
CS5, CT3, TS4, EM2, LL2, LS2 gels, TLC, qPCR, MS, HPLC, LC-MS
Main References: Assessment Methods:
Depending on the topics being discussed. Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60%
Medium of Instruction:
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOCHEMISTRY English
PROGRAMME
Soft Skills:
CS3, CT3, TS2, LL2.
Career Prospects
Upon graduation, graduates with BSc in Biochemistry can Main References:
become scientists, researchers in related fields, lecturers or 1. Principles of Biochemistry, 2013 (4th Edition or later).
administrative officers in either government or private (local Voet, Voet & Pratt
or multinational) agencies, non-governmental 2. Fundamentals of Biochemical Calculations, Second
organisations (NGO) and international bodies. Edition (2007). Krish Moorthy

SIJ 1002 FUNDEMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY SIJ 2002 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF
BIOMOLECULES
This course covers the basic principles of physical and
organic chemistry with application to biological problems. This course consists of several experiments: isolation
This course is intended primarily for biochemistry majors. methods, general biochemical analysis procedures,
demonstration as well as theory regarding the latest
This course will discuss topics on the fundamental techniques and instrumentation used in the laboratory.
principles of physical chemistry which include chemical Basic diagnostic tests will also be conducted. This course
equilibrium, acidity and basicity, kinetics, thermodynamics will also emphasise quantitative data analysis.
and ligand-protein interaction. Basic principles of organic
chemistry, including fundamental aspects of organic and Assessment Methods:
biological structures and bonding, stereochemistry, the Continuous Assessment: 40%
Practicals:
60%
effect of structure on physical and chemical properties will
be discussed. A detailed analysis of organic chemical Medium of Instruction:
reactivity, including reactive intermediates and mechanistic English
principles of the various groups of organic compounds like
alkanes and cycloalkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatics, Soft Skills:
CT3, LL2

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