Biology for Chemists

Origin of Life: elementary idea of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell, difference between plant and animal cell, cell organelles and their functions: plasma membrane, chloroplast, mitochondria, golgi bodies, endoplasmic reticulum, lysosomes, ribosomes, nucleus.

Chemical bonds: Hydrogen bonds, covalent, ionic, Van-der waal interactions.

Amino acids: Essential and non essential, structure of zwitterions, Synthesis of amino acids by reductive amination , GS-GOGAT system and transamination,

Structure of proteins: primary, secondary-α helix and β pleated sheets, tertiary and Quaternary structure.           

Classification, structure and functions of monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides - starch, cellulose, glycogen, chitin and pectins.

Glycoconjugates: proteoglycans, glycoproteins and glycolipids                 

Structure and functions of lipids, Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, essential fatty acids, Classification- Simple compound and erived lipids (steroids and cholesterol), Synthesis of long chain fatty acids, α-oxidation, β-oxidation.

DNA- Double helical structure of DNA, types of DNA -A, B, C and Z forms, replication,RNA- RNA structure and its types- r RNA, mRNA, and tRNA, ribozymes.