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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2019/2020

SIO 3009 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Assessment Methods:
BIOTECHNOLOGY Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60%
The importance of biological system and microbes in the
management and treatment of wastes. Characterisation of Medium of Instruction:
various wastes from industrial sectors including English
xenobiotics. Introduction to conventional systems of
treatment of wastes and sewage. Innovations in treatment Soft Skills:
of wastes with microbes and plants. Utilisation of wastes CS3, CT3, LL2, TS2, EM2
for production of value-added products.
Main References:
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Assessment Methods: 1. Stephen, L.W. (2011) Biology of the cell. 12 edn.
Continuous assessment: 60% Wadsworth Publishing Co. Belmont, California.
Final Examination: 40% 2. Bhojwani, S.s. & Razdan, M.K. (2013). Plant Tissue
Culture: Theory and Practice, A revised Edn.
Medium of Instruction: Elsevier. Armsterdam-Oxford-Tokyo.
English 3. Dennis Francis (2011). The Plant Cell cycle & its
Interfaces. Blackwell Publishing.
Soft Skills:
CS5, CT5, LL2, EM2, LS2, TS3
SIO 3012 ENZYME TECHNOLOGY
Main References:
1. Environmental Biotreatment Technologies for Air, The course is designed to give balance instruction in both
Water, Soil and Wastes. (2002). Mulligan, C.N. ABS fundamental and applied aspects of enzymology for
Consultings USA. biotechnology students. Among topics covered are
2. Eweis, J.B., Ergas, S.A., Chang, D.P.Y. & Schroeder, elementary rate laws, temperature and pH effects, theory
E.D. (1998). Bioremediation Principles. McGraw-Hill. of reaction rates, characterization of enzyme activity,
3. Scragg, A. (1999). Environmental Biotechnology. enzyme inhibition, two-substrate reactions, immobilized
Pearson. enzyme, interfacial enzyme, enzyme in organic
solvent/ionic liquid, enzyme reactors, design
equations/modeling and transport phenomena. The
SIO 3010 MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY course is complemented by laboratory practical in so that
the students can put kinetic principles into practice.
Marine Biotechnology is defined as the use of marine
organisms or their parts in industrial products, medicine or Assessment Methods:
processes. Topics taught include new marine Continuous Assessment: 40%
biotechnological products like medicine, polymers, Final Examination: 60%
enzymes and current technologies like genomics,
proteomics and species improvement, etc. Application of Medium of Instruction:
biotechnology in fisheries, aquaculture and environmental English
management.
Soft Skills:
Assessment Methods: CS, CT
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60% Main References:
1. Marangoni, A.G. (2013) Enzyme kinetics: a modern
Medium of Instruction: approach. Wiley-Interscience.
English 2. Shuler, M.L. and Kargi, F. (2012) Bioprocess
Engineering: Basic Concepts, Prentice Hall, 3
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Soft Skills: Edition.
CS3, CT3, TS2, LL2, EM2 3. Bailey, J.E. and Ollis, D.F. (2014) Biochemical
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Engineering Fundamentals, 4 Ed.
Main References:
1. Fingerman, M. & Nagabhushanam, R. (2000).
Recent Advances in Marine Biotechonology, Vol. 4: SIO 3013 BIOPRODUCT BUSINESS AND SUPPLY
Aquaculture. Part A: Seaweeds and Invertebrates. CHAIN

Science Publishers. This is a course designed to expose students to the
2. Journal of Applied Phycology, Springer.
3. Journal of Marine Biotechnology. Springer-Verlag. importance of bioproduct business and supply chain in
understanding marketing issues and strategy in general. It
covers the evaluation of competitiveness and profitability
SIO 3011 PLANT MORPHOGENESIS of vegetable farming and their innovation towards
sustainable cultivation. It also gives you an overview of the

Definition of morphogenesis. Morphogenesis in vivo and in processes involved in a supply chain.
vitro. In vitro system or tissue culture system to study
morphogenesis and related processes. Organogenesis, Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40%
embryogenesis, plant regeneration and their importance in Final Examination: 60%
industries, especially agro-based industry. Cell cycle and
its importance in morphogenesis. Autoradiography
technique and its importance, microdensitometry. Image Medium of Instruction:
analyser for measurement of nuclear DNA quantity, ploidy English

level and other cellular parameters such as cell and Soft Skills:
nuclear areas, cell doubling time etc.
CS3, CT3, TS2, LL2, KK1

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