BIOL 11041

>< Type/Status : Compulsory for biological science students
>< Title : Biochemistry Laboratory I
>< Co-requisite : BIOL 11033
>< Objectives : To provide practical skills in analysis of biomolecules.
>< Course content:

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins and lipids, physical properties of nucleic acids, enzyme manipulation and kinetic studies, methods to study aerobic and anaerobic metabolism.

>< Methodology: 3 hour laboratory class per week
>< Scheme of evaluation: Continuous assessment and end of course examination
>< Recommended reading:
1. Plummer, D. T. (1987), An Introduction to Practical Biochemistry, McGraw Hill.
2. Minch, M. M. J. (1989), Experiments in Biochemistry, Prentice Hall.

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