PREV

• Week 1: Introduction to biochemistry and its importance, including the scope and applications of the subject.
• Week 2: Introduction to cell, structure and functions of cellular components and various foundations of cell.
• Week 3: Chemical structure, molecular interactions and the biological functions of amino acids
• Week 4-5: Chemical structure and biological functions of peptides and Proteins. Introduction to Enzyme active sites, substrate specificity, classification and catalysis.
• Week 6: Introduction to Carbohydrates; Chemical structure, properties and the biological functions of monosachharides and oligosachharides.
• Week 7: Chemical structure, classification, properties and the biological functions of polysachharides.
• Week 8: Introduction to Lipids; Chemical structure, properties and the biological functions of fatty acids and storage lipids.
• Week 9: Chemical structure, properties and the biological functions of membrane lipids.
• Week 10: Chemical structure, properties and the biological functions of isoprenoids and sterols.
• Week11: Chemical structure, properties and the biological functions of eicosanoids and their importance in disease and medicine.
• Week 12: Introduction to Nucleic Acids; Chemical structure, molecular interactions and the biological functions of nucleotides.
• Week 13: Chemical structure, molecular interactions and the biological importance of DNA and RNA.
• Week 14-15: Introduction to Vitamins; Chemical structure, sources, deficiency diseases and the biological functions of fat soluble vitamins.
• Week 16: Chemical structure, sources, deficiency diseases and the biological functions of water soluble vitamins.