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Main References: part of aspects be evaluated. The benefits, impacts of
1. Manual SIJ 2008 Amali Biokimia I, ISB. xenobiotics and bioconversion of polycyclic aromatic
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2. Biochemistry 4 ed. Voet. 2011 J. Wiley, New York hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls
3. Analytical Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular (PCBs) will also be discussed. Evaluation on the
Biology. Katoch R. Springer eBooks, 2011 environmental impacts of anthropogenic activities e.g.
deforestation, urbanisation, monoculture farming, mining,
4. Essentials of Biochemistry Fromm HJ, Hargrove M. will be detailed.
Springer eBooks, 2012
5. Textbook of biochemistry: with clinical correlations 6 Assessment Methods:
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ed. Devlin. 2006. Wiley. Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60%

Medium of Instruction:
SIJ 2009 BIOCHEMISTRY PRACTICAL II English

This practical course introduces the students with specific Main References:
techniques in the field of biochemistry. Among the 1. Girard J.E. (2010) Principles of environmental
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biochemical techniques the students will learn GCMS, chemistry, 2 ed. Jones and Bartlett Publ. ISBN
Western Blotting, DNA extraction, determination of 9780763759391
molecules in serum and urine. 2. Pepper I.L., Gerba C.P., Gentry T.J. (eds) (2014)
Environmental Microbiology. ISBN 9780123946263
Assessment Methods: 3. Saksena D.N., Gaidhane D.M. (2010) Environmental
Continuous Assessment: 100% Biology. ISBN 9789380012216 (Ebrary e-Books)
4. Barton L.L., Mandl M., Loy A. (eds) (2010)
Medium of Instruction: Geomicrobiology: Molecular and Environmental
English Perspective. Springer eBooks
5. Xu J., Wu J., He Y. (eds) (2013) Functions of Natural
Main References: Organic Matter in Changing Environment. Springer
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1. Biochemistry 3 ed. Voet. 2012 J. Wiley eBooks.
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2. Textbook of biochemistry: with clinical correlations 6
ed. Devlin. 2012. Wiley. SIJ 2012 NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY
3. Biochemistry 5 ed. Stryer. 2012. Freeman
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4. SIJ 2009 Manual book, ISB. Students will be taught about the importance of healthy
eating and its implications to healthy life at different stages
of life. Section A (30%) deals with food and nutrition, section
B (20%) deals with the digestive tract, digestion of food and
SIJ 2010 INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY absorption of nutrients, section C (30%) deals with the
human nutritional needs at different stages of the lifecycle.
This course provides the basic principles relating to insect The nutrient requirements during the four main stages of
biochemistry with reference to named insect species and the human lifecycle vary considerably. The requirements
explains the mechanism of hormone control for insect for infants, children, adults and the elderly are different.
growth, pheromone role in insect communication, There are also specific nutrients for a pregnant women and
biochemical defense in insects and the mechanism of lactating mothers. Finally section D (20%) will deal with
detoxification in insects. Relationship between plants, non-communicable disease associated with unhealthy
insects and their life processes are introduced. eating lifestyle.

Assessment Methods: Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40% Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60% Final Examination: 60%

Medium of Instruction: Medium of Instruction:
English English

Main References: Main References:
1. Rockstein M (1978). Biochemistry of Insects edited by 1. Mahan, L. K., Escott-Stump, S., Raymond, J. L. (2012)
Academic press pp649. Krause's Food, Nutrition & Diet Therapy, 13th Edition.
2. Harborne J.B (1993).Introduction to Ecological Saunders.
Biochemistry. 4th Ed. Academic Press. 2. Byrd-Bredbenner, C., Berning, J., Beshgetoor, D.,
3. Gary J. Blomquist, and Richard G. Vogt (2003) Insect Moe, G. (2012) Wardlaw's Perspectives in Nutrition 9
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Pheromone Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: edition. Mc Graw Hill
“The Biosynthesis and Detection of Pheromones and 3. Whitney, E. and Rolfes, S.R. (2011). Understanding
Plant Volatiles” Elsevier/Academic Press, 74 pages. Nutrition, 12th edition. Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
4. Journal of Insect Biochemistry and molecular Biology- 4. Wardlaw, G.M. (1997). Contemporary Nutrition: Issues
Springer (for Assignment). and insights. 3rd edition. Brown and Benchmark Pub.
5. Journal of Insect Biochemistry,Journal of Insect 5. Harpers’s Biochemistry 25th edition. (2000). McGraw-
biochemistry and Physiology. Hill.

SIJ 2013 SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOCHEMISTRY
SIJ 2011 ENVIRONMENTAL BIOCHEMISTRY
The course introduces the importance and future of
Introduction to the interaction between the biotic and abiotic scientific literature, identify difference between types of
components in ecosystem. The energy concept, trophic journals and commentaries, plagiarism and copyright,
levels and biogeochemical cycles for carbon, nitrogen, methods of literature search, journal writing and
sulphur, phosphorus will be discussed. Impacts of oil spills commentaries, presentation skills and seminar participation
to the natural environment and biological treatment is also
and current research in biochemistry.

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