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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2021/2022

Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40% Assessment Methods:
Final Examination: 60% Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60%
Main References:
1. Hofmann A. (2018). Physical Chemistry Essentials, 1st Main References:
Edition, Springer International Publishing 1. Wilson K & Walker J. (2018). Principles and
2. Atkins P., de Paula J. & Keeler J. (2018) Atkins’ Techniques of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Physical Chemistry, 11th Edition, Oxford University Cambridge University Press.
Press https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316677056
3. McMurry J. E. (2015) Organic Chemistry, 9th Edition. 2. Voet D, Voet JG, Pratt CW. (2016). Fundamentals of
Cengage Learning. Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level. Wiley.
4. Brown W. H., Iverson B. L., Anslyn E. & Foote C. S. 3. Bisswanger H. (2017). Enzyme Kinetics: Principles and
(2018) Organic Chemistry, 8th Edition, Cengage Methods. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmBH Co.
Learning

SIJ 2002 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF
SIJ 1003 BIOCHEMISTRY OF CELLS BIOMOLECULES
This course introduces students to the basic principles of This course will discuss the structure, formation, the
cell biochemistry and develops students’ understanding of chemical properties and functions of important
how the cell works. Students will learn about the structure macromolecules in life including simple and complex
and function of essential molecules that are the building carbohydrates, fatty acids and lipids, amino acids and
blocks of cells as well as the energetic and metabolic peptides, nucleotides and nucleic acid. This course will also
processes of the cell. The Central Dogma will also be discuss the properties of enzyme and its activity, enzyme
explored to understand the role and regulation of the inhibition as well as regulation of enzyme activity.
genetic code in synthesizing functional proteins.
Assessment Methods:
Assessment Methods: Continuous Assessment: 40%
Continuous Assessment: 50% Practicals: 60%
Final Examination: 50%
Main References:
Main References: 1. Berg JM, Stryer L, Tymoczko J and Gatto G (2019),
1. Biochemistry. Garrett RH & Grisham CM. 2017. Biochemistry (9th edition), New York: W.H. Freeman.
Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning. 2. Garrett RH and Grisham CM (2017), Biochemistry (6th
2. Molecular cell biology (8th edition).Lodish et al. 2016. edition) Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.
W.H Freeman and Co. 3. Voet D, Voet JG and Pratt CW (2016), Fundamentals
3. Plant Biochemistry (4th edition). Buchanan et al. 2016. of Biochemistry (5th edition), John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Wiley
SIJ 2004 METABOLISM AND REGULATION OF AMINO
SIJ 1004 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTATIONAL ACIDS AND NUCLEOTIDES
BIOLOGY
The objectives and content of the course are designed to
This course will introduce the basic concepts of provide students with a comprehensive understanding of
computational biology. Student will be expose to the Linux the metabolic pathways involving the amino acids and
operating system, Python and R programming for biological nucleotides; and the manner by which metabolism is
data analysis. Students will also be introduced to biological regulated. This course stresses both the normal metabolic
data mining based on the public biological databases. function, and why disease states occur if normal metabolic
processes are disrupted.
Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 60% Assessment Methods:
Final Examination: 40% Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50%
Main References:
1. Carlson RP & Sauro HM (2019). Methods in Main References:
Computational Biology. Mdpi AG. ISBN-13: 978- 1. Berg JM, Stryer L, Tymoczko J and Gatto G. (2019).
3039211630. Biochemistry (9th edition), New York: W.H. Freeman.
2. Ramsden J (2015). Bioinformatics: An Introduction 2. Garrettn RH and Grisham CM. (2017). Biochemistry
(Computational Biology) 3rd ed. Springer. ISBN-13: (6th edition) Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.
978-1447167013. 3. Voet D, Voet JG and Pratt CW (2016), Fundamentals
3. Blossey R. (2019). Computational Biology: A Statistical of Biochemistry (5th edition), John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Mechanics Perspective, Second Edition. CRC Press.
ISBN-13: 978-113858786.
SIJ 2005 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
SIJ 1005 PRINCIPLES OF BIOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES This course explores in detail the theories of transcription,
translation and the regulation involved. This course also
This course is meant to introduce basic laboratory looks at gene regulation both prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
techniques that being use in most biochemical laboratories. Students will also be introduced to mutation, recombination
It is also providing insights to the availability of variety of and transposition.
methods adapted in analyzing biomolecules. It also
intended to introduce student to a better data management Assessment Methods:
and able to critically evaluate and summarise. Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50%

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