BIOTECHNOLOGY SYLLABUS
SCHEME OF INSTRUCTION AND EXAMINATION
B.Tech. (Biotech) - IV YEAR - I Semester
SUBJECT CODE
SUBJECTS
PERIODS
/WEEK
MARKS
DURATION OF EXAM
Th /Pr
Sessionals
Exams.
Hrs
BTT.4.101
Tissue Engineering
4
30
70
3
BTT.4.102
Bioprocess Dynamics and Control
4
30
70
3
BTT.4.103
Environmental Biotechnology
4
30
70
3
BTT.4.104
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
4
30
70
3
BTT.4.105
Principles and Practice of Management
4
30
70
3
BTT.4.106
Elective - II
4
30
70
3
BTP.4.107
Tissue Culture Lab
4
25
50
4
BTP.4.108
Bioprocess Lab
4
25
50
4
230
520
TISSUE ENGINEERING
Subject code : BTT.4.101
Sessional : 30
Periods / Week : 4
Examination : 70
Nature of Examination : Theory
Exam Duration : 3 Hrs
UNIT-I PLANT TISSUE CULTURE & PRODUCTIVITY PERFORMANCE
Plant Tissue Culture: Initiation and maintenance of callus and
cell suspension culture, organogenesis. Biotic Stress resistance:
Herbicide, Insect, Disease, virus etc., Abiotic stress tolerance,
Drought, Temperature, Salt.
UNIT-II AGROBACTERIUM AND PLANT GENETIC ENGINEERING
Agro bacterium mediated gene transfer and cloning; Types of
plant vectors and their use in genetic manipulation; and their
application. Direct gene transfer methods; chemical methods,
electroporation, microinjection, particle bombardment. Development
of GM plants.
UNIT III MOLECULAR FARMING & INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
Application of Plant biotechnology for the production of quality
oil, Industrial enzymes, Antigens (edible vaccine) and plant
antibodies. Production of secondary metabolites from plant cell
cultures; Process for production of secondary metabolites
technology of plant cell culture for production of Chemicals.
Bioreactor systems and models for mass cultivation of plant cells.
Plant Vaccines.
UNIT IV: MAMMALIAN CELL CULTURE I
Basic techniques of mammalian cell culture in vitro;
desegregation of tissue and primary culture, maintenance of cell
culture; cell separation. Cell synchronization; Cell cloning and
micromanipulation; Cell transformation; Application of animal cell
culture; Scaling-up of animal cell culture.
UNIT V: MAMMALIAN CELL CULTURE APPLICATIONS
Stem cell cultures, embryonic stem cells and their applications;
Cell culture based vaccines, Somatic cell genetics. Organ and
histolytic cultures; Measurement of cell death; Apoptosis; Three
dimensional culture and tissue engineering.
EXAMINATION: One question from each unit with internal
choice
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Plant Tissue Culture Theory and Practice: Bhojwani SS and
Razdan Elsevier Science (2004).
2. Culture of Animal Cells by R. Ian Freshney, 3rd. edition).
... Mary G. Freshney, Eds, Culture of Immortalized Cells,
Wiley-Liss, Inc.
3. Plant Tissue Culture By Vctor M. Loyola-Vargas2, C.
De-la-Pea3, R. M. Galaz-valos2, F. R. Quiroz-Figueroa4, Springer,
(2008).
4. Introduction to Plant Biotechnology by HS Chawla 4th edition
Oxford and IBH publishers (2002).
5. Elements Of Biotechnology (11th Reprint ) by P.k. Gupta,
Rastogi Publications.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Plants, Genes and Crop biotechnology: Crispeels, MJ and
Sadava DE Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2nd edition (2003).
2. Animal Cell Culture Methods - Vol 57: by Jennie P. Mather,
David Barnes Academic Press; 1st edition (1998).
3. Biotechnology: Secondary Metabolites - Plants and Microbes by
K.G. Ramawat, K.G. Ramawat; J.M. Merillon, Science Publishers,U.S.
2Rev Ed edition ( (2007).
4. Biotechnology and Genomics (2nd Reprint) by P.K. Gupta
Rastogi Publications
Animal Biotechnology (Paperback - (2005) by A.K. Srivastava,
R.K. Singh, M.P. Yadav, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
(2005).
5. BIOPROCESS DYNAMICS AND CONTROL
Subject code : BTT.4.102
Sessional : 30
Periods / Week : 4
Examination : 70
Nature of Examination : Theory
Exam Duration : 3 Hrs
Unit I: Process Dynamics
Process variables, Load variables, Dynamics of simple processes
Flow, level, Temperature, Pressure and Concentration; Transfer
function Properties, response of simple processes for Step, Impulse
and Sinusoidal Forcing functions.
Concept of Time Constant, Linearization, Response of first order
systems in series - Non-interacting and Interacting systems.
Unit II: Control Actions and Controllers
Design of Control system measuring and final control elements,
Open and Closed loop control, Negative and Positive feedback
control, Servo and Regulatory problems.
Basic control actions Proportional, Integral and derivative
actions P+I. P+D and P+I+D controls.
Reduction of physical system to block diagram, overall transfer
functions for response of single capacity, two and three capacity
systems, Problems encountered with pneumatic, hydraulic and
electronic controllers to realize various control actions.
Unit III: Optimum Controller Settings
Controller Tuning Evaluation criteria with l/4th decay ratio,
IAE. ISE, ITAE.
Tuning - process reaction curve method, Continuous oscillation
method, damped oscillation method. Determination of optimum
settings for mathematically described processes using time response
and frequency response
Unit IV: Final Control Element
I/P Converter pneumatic, electric and hydraulic actuators.
Control valves Construction, valve sizing, valve characteristics,
valve positioner. Control of Globe, Butterfly and Diaphragm
valves
Unit V: AdvAnced Control Strategies
Feed forward control, Ratio control, Cascade control, Split
range multivariable control
Dynamics and Control of pH process and Biochemical reactor.
EXAMINATION: One question from each unit with internal
choice
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Process control, Pollard A. Heinemann, Educational Books,
London, 1971.
2. Process control, Harriott P., Tata McGraw-Hill publishing
Co., New Delhi, Reprint 1991.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Process Systems Analysis and Control, Donald R.Coughanowr,
2nd ed., McGraw Hill Inc., 1991.
2. Modern Control Engineering, Katsuhiko Ogata, 4th ed.,
Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, (2003).
3. Process control, modeling, design and simulation, Wayne
Bequette. B, Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi,
(2004).
4. Principles of Process Control by Patranabis D, 2nd ed., Tata
McGraw-Hill publishing Co., New Delhi, Reprint 1997.
5. Automatic process control, Eckman D.P., Wiley Eastern Ltd.,
New Delhi, (1993).
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
Subject code : BTT.4.103
Sessional : 30
Periods / Week : 4
Examination : 70
Nature of Examination : Theory
Exam Duration : 3 Hrs
UNIT I: BIOREMEDIATION
Introduction; Constraints and priorities of Bioremediation,
Biostimulation of naturally occurring microbial activities;
Bioaugmentation; Instiu, Exsitu, Intrinsic and Engineered
Bioremediation; Solid phase bioremediation- Land farming, Prepared
beds, Soil pipes, Phytoremediation, Bioventing and Biosparging;
Liquid phase bioremediation.
UNIT II: METAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOFUELS
Mining and metal biotechnology; Microbial transformation;
Accumulation and concentration of metals; Metal leaching;
Extraction and future prospects.
Microorganisms and energy requirements of mankind; Role of
carbon credits in Industries, present scenario around the world.
Production of non-conventional fuels- Methane (Biogas); Hydrogen
Alcohols and Algal Hydrocarbons. Use of Microorganism in
augmentation of petroleum recovery.
UNIT III: BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT
Biological processes for domestic and industrial waste water
treatment; usage of algae and bacteria for waste water treatment.
Aerobic systems Activated sludge process, trickling filters,
Biological filters, Rotating biological contractors (RBC),
Fluidized bed reactor (FBR), Expanded bed reactor, Inverse
fluidized bed biofilm reactor (IFBBR), Packed bed reactors, Air
sparged reactors; Anaerobic biological treatment-contact digesters,
Packed column reactors, UASB.
UNIT- IV: DEGRADATION OF XENOBIOTIC COMPOUNDS
Introduction- Xenobiotic compounds; Recalcitrants- hazardous
wastes- Biodegradation of Xenobiotics present in Environment- Decay
behaviour and degradative plasmids; Hydrocarbons,Substituted
Hydrocarbons, Oil Pollution and Bioremediation of Contaminated
soils. Biological detoxification- Cyanide detoxification;
Detoxification of oxalate, Urea, etc.; Toxic organics- Phenols.
UNIT- V: HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
Biotechnological applications to hazardous waste management;
Examples of biotechnological applications to hazardous waste
management; Global Environmental problems and Biotechnological
approaches for management.
EXAMINATION: One question from each unit with internal
choice
TEXTS BOOKS
1. General Microbiology Stanir RY, Ingraham JL, Wheelis ML &
Painter RR, McMillan publications, 1989.
2. Environmental Biotechnology Foster CF, John Ware DA, Ellis
Horwood Ltd. 1987.
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Biotechnology and Biodegradation, Advances in Applied
Biotechnology series Vol-4 Karnely D, Chakrabarthy, Omen GS, Gulf
publications co., London, 1989.
2. Bioremediation Engineering: Design and application John T,
Cookson Jr., McGraw Hill, Inc., (1985).
3. Environmental Biotechnology (2005) By Priv.-Doz.
Dr.Hans-Joachim Jrdening, Prof. Dr. Josef Winter, Wiley-VCH Verlag
GmbH & Co. KGaA.
4. Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications by
Bruce E.
5. Rittmann and Perry L. McCarty ( (2001)) McGraw-Hill 1st
edition (2000).
6. Environmental Biotechnology: Theory and Application Gareth M.
Evans, Judith C. Furlong ((2002)), Wiley .
7. Environmental Biotechnology ((2002)), by Geetha Bali Aph
Publishing.
8. Environmental Biotechnology (2005)by A. H. Scragg (Author),
Alan Scragg,
Oxford University Press.
PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
Subject code : BTT.4.104
Sessional : 30
Periods / Week : 4
Examination : 70
Nature of Examination : Theory
Exam Duration : 3 Hrs
UNIT- I: FUNDAMENTALS OF PHARMACY PRACTICE
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: An introduction, Origin &
definition, Scope & Importance of Biotechnology; their
applications, Microbes in Pharmaceutical industry, Methods of Gene
transfer, Biotechnology production of Secondary Metabolites; Drug
Interactions; Surgical supplies .
UNIT- II: DRUG METABOLISM AND PHARMACOKINETICS
ADME properties- Mechanism of Drug Absorption, Distribution of
drugs, Drug metabolism (Biotransformation of drugs), Excretion of
drugs, Pharmacokinetics: Basic considerations, Controlled Release
Medication: Design of Controlled drug delivery systems, Drug
release patterns, Oral, Parenteral, Transdermal, Ophthalmic,
Intravaginal and Intrauterine Drug Delivery systems.
UNIT- III: PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORMULATIONS
Materials & Formulations, Manufacture of Tablets, Capsules,
Sustained Release dosage forms, Parenteral solutions, Oral liquids,
Emulsions, Ointments, Suppositories, Aerosols; Topical
applications;
UNIT-IV: BLOOD AND PLASMA PRODUCTS
Collection, processing and storage of whole human blood,
concentrated human RBC, dried human plasma, Human plasma protein
fraction, Dried human serum, Human fibrinogen, Human thrombin,
Human normal Immunoglobulin, Plasma substitutes- Ideal
requirements, PVP, Dextran 40, control of Blood products,
Transfusion products.
UNIT-V: PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS
Fundamentals of Therapeutic categories such as Analgesics,
Anesthetics, Antipyretic, Anti-inflammatory drugs, Antacids,
Alkaloids, Glycosides, Hormone & Hormone antagonists;
Anti-neoclassic and Immuno active drugs, Biologicals (Immunizing
agents and allergenic extracts).
EXAMINATION: One question from each unit with internal
choice
Text Books:
1. Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics A Treatise, by
Brahmankar Dm, Sunil B Jaiswal, Vallabh Publications /
Prakashan.(2006).
2. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology/S.S. Purohit, H.N. Kakrani and
A.K. Saluja. Jodhpur, Agrobios, (2003), Student Edition.
3. Pharmaceutics Cooper and Guns, CBS publishers.1989.
Reference BOOKS:
1. The Theory and Practice of Industrial Pharmacy by Leon
Lachman, Libermann (1996).
2. Remingtons The Science and practice of Pharmacy by Gennaro,
A.R., Lippincot, Williams & Wilkins Publications, Philadelphia,
(2002).
3. Pharmaceutics- The science of doses form design by Aulton,
M.E., Churchill Livingstone publications London, (1996).
4. Text Book of Professional Pharmacy by NK Jain, CBS Publishers
& Distributors. New Delhi. (2000).
5. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology- Daan J.A. Crommelin &
Robert D. Sindelar & Bernd Meibohm, Informa Healthcare,
(2007).
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MANAGEMENT
Subject code : BTT.4.105
Sessional : 30
Periods / Week : 4
Examination : 70
Nature of Examination : Theory
Exam Duration : 3 Hrs
UNIT- I: FORMS OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND MARKETING
MANAGEMENT
Salient features of Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Joint
Stock Company; Private Limited and Public Limited companies;
Cooperative and Government owned companies; Merits and Demerits of
above types. Functions of Marketing; Concepts of Selling and
Marketing-Difference; Market Research; Product pricing;
Distribution channels; Marketing mix (4 Ps); Advertising and sales
promotion; Product life cycle.
UNIT-II: PRODUCTION, MATERIALS AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT -I
Forecasting-Moving average and exponential smoothing models;
Functions of Production planning and control; Production
systems-Types.
Inventory control-Relevant costs, Deterministic single item
model with static demand, .j VABC, VED and FSN analysis;
Introduction to MRP.
UNIT- III: PRODUCTION, MATERIALS AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT-II
Concept of time value of money; Interest formulae; Present and
Future worth amounts for different cash flow patterns; Evaluation
of alternative investment proposals (Capital r budgeting); Types of
Capital-Fixed and Working capital; Working capital
management-Factors and Principles; Depreciation- Straight line
depreciation, Declining balance and Sum of Years digits
methods.
UNIT- IV: ENTERPRENEUR DEVELOPMENT- I
Introduction, Entrepreneural characteristics, Functions of an
Entrepreneur; Factors affecting entrepreneurship; Design of
organization structure and business policy; Role of communication
in entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial development-Objectives, Need
of Training for enterprises; Finance for the enterprises. Product,
Process and Plant Design-Product analysis and Product Design
process. Steps in process design and Plant Design.
UNIT- V: ENTERPRENEUR DEVELOPMENT- II
Project Report and Techno economic feasibility assessment;
Project identification for palnning, project formulation; Project
appraisal- Financial and environmental. Small scale industries-
Role of SSI, Growth and Performance of SSIs in India. Reasons for
sickness in SSIs; Steps to be taken for minimizing sickness in
SSIs; Scope for self employment of Engineers.
EXAMINATION: One question from each unit with internal
choice
SUGGESTED BOOKS:
1. Managerial economics and financial analysis by Arya sri 2nd
Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill.
2. Marketing Management-Phillip Kotler.11th Edition. Prentice
Hall.
3. Principles and Practice of Management TN Chhabra &
Dhanpat Rai and sons 6th edition New Delhi. (2000).
4. Principles and Practice of Management- LM Prasad Chand
Publications 6th Edition, New Delhi. (2001).
ELECTIVE - II
BIOPROCESS VALIDATIONS & CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING
PRACTICES
Subject code : BTT.4.106
Sessional : 30
Periods / Week : 4
Examination : 70
Nature of Examination : Theory
Exam Duration : 3 Hrs
UNIT- I: BIOPROCESS VALIDATIONS
Validations- Prerequisites, Process Design & testing process
characterization, Process Optimization, Validation Options,
Prospective process validation, Retrospective validations,
Concurrent validations, Revalidation, Organizing validation
studies, Analytical methods validation, cleaning validation,
pre-validation verification, Documentation, Control of cleaning
materials & ancillary tools, frequency of cleaning, Development
of validation protocol, Method of Evaluation.
UNIT- II: GOOD LABORATORY PRATICES (GLP)
Introduction to Good Laboratory Practices, Responsibilities in
GLP, Quality assurance and facilities for GLP, Computational
processes in GLP;
UNIT III: STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOP)
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Guidelines and
regulations of PDA and ICH for GLP and GMP,
UNIT- IV: GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES (GMP)
Introduction to GMP; Manufacturing & Quality control
facilities; Sanitation & Hygiene; Control of raw materials,
Packaging Materials, manufacturing processes, Minimization or Zero
Contamination, and finished products; Documentation and compliance
of GMP.
UNIT- V: GMP FOR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS
Products based on immunological principles, Layouts and Designs
of Manufacturing Areas, Equipment designs and operations, Standard
operating procedures for Production, Quality control, Labeling,
Records and Waste Disposal; Health & hygiene of Persons
involved.
EXAMINATION: One question from each unit with internal
choice
Text Books:
1. How to Practice GMPs-PP Sharma.
2. Good Laboratory Practice: The Why and the How by Jurg P.
Seiler, Springer-Verlag Berlin.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Bioprocess Validation: The Present and Future by PhD Trevor
Deeks, pub: PDA/DHI (2007).
2. Process Validation in Manufacturing of Biopharmaceuticals:
Guidelines, Current Practices, and Industrial Case Studies
(Biotechnology and Bioprocessing Series), Informa HealthCare; 2
edition (2005).
3. The L&K Process Guide, The tool for biopharmaceutical
drug development, Pub: L&K Biosciences.
4. Bioprocess Engineering: Basic Concepts, 2/E Michael L.
Shuler, Fikret Kargi, Dokuz ISBN-13: 9780130819086, Publisher:
Prentice Hall (2002).
ELECTIVE- II
CANCER BIOLOGY
Subject code : BTT.4.106
Sessional : 30
Periods / Week : 4
Examination : 70
Nature of Examination : Theory
Exam Duration : 3 Hrs
UNIT- I: FUNDAMENTALS OF CANCER BIOLOGY
Cell cycle control, regulation of the cell cycle by cyclins,
cyclin-dependent kinases, cdk inhibitors, and tumor suppressors,
Mutations that cause changes in signal molecules, Effects on
receptor, Signal switches, Tumor suppressor genes, Modulation of
cell cycle in cancer, Different forms of cancer, Diet and
cancer.
UNIT- II: PRINCIPLE S OF CARCINOGENESIS
Chemical Carcinogenesis, Metabolism of Carcinogenesis, Natural
History of Carcinogenesis, Targets of Chemical Carcinogenesis,
Principles of Physical Carcinogenesis, X-ray radiation- mechanism
of Carcinogenesis.
UNIT- III: PRINCIPLES OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY OF CANCER
Oncogenes, Identification of Oncogenes, Retroviruses and
Oncogenes, Detection of Oncogenes, Growth factor and Growth factor
receptors that are Oncogenes. Oncogenes / Proto Oncogene activity.
Growth factors related to transformations.
UNIT- IV: CANCER METASTASIS AND TREATEMENT
Clinical significance of invasion, Heterogeneity of metastatic
phenotype, Metastatic cascade, Basement Membrane disruption,
Three-step theory of invasion, Proteinases and tumor cell
invasion.
Different forms of therapy- Chemotherapy, Radiation therapy.
Detection of cancers, Prediction of aggressiveness of Cancer,
Advances in Cancer detection.
UNIT- V: Principles of Cancer Pharmacology:
Oncogenes and cell nuclear receptors and cancer, etiology of
cancer, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of anticancer drugs.
Metabolism of anticancer drugs, inter individual differences in
response to anticancer drugs, antisense inhibition of gene
expression, mechanisms of anticancer drug resistance. Molecular
targets for drug development, and chemoprevention.
EXAMINATION: One question from each unit with internal
choice
Text Books:
1. Virology-A practical approach- Maly B.W.J., IRL Press,
Oxford, 1987.
2. Introduction to Modern Virology- Dunmock NJ and
Primrose.S.B., Blackwell scientific Publications. Oxford, 1988.
3. An Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology of Cancer-
Oxford Medical Publications, 1991.
Reference BOOKS:
1. Introduction to biology of Cancer by Franks and Taich Oxford
Publishers.
2. Cancer Biology by Raymond W. Ruddon, Oxford University Press,
USA; 3rd edition (1995).
3. The Biology of Cancer by Robert A. Weinberg, June (2006),
Garland Science.
4. Molecular Biology of Cancer 2nd Edition by Fiona Macdonald,
Christopher Ford, Alan Casson (2004) | Pub: Taylor &
Francis.
5. Principles Of Cancer Biology (2006), by Lewis Kleinsmith,
Publisher: Benjamin- Cummings Publishing Company.
6. Introduction to Cancer Biology by Momna Hejmadi Pub:
Bookboom.
7. Cancer Biology: By King, Roger J. B., Robins, Mike W.
Publisher: Prentice Hall.
ELECTIVE- II
BIOPHYSICS OF MACROMOLECULES
Subject code : BTT.4.106
Sessional : 30
Periods / Week : 4
Examination : 70
Nature of Examination : Theory
Exam Duration : 3 Hrs
UNIT- I: INTRODUCTION TO BIOPHYSICS AND CONFORMATIONAL
ANALYSIS
Levels of structures in Biological Macromolecules; Central
questions of Biophysics;
Basic strategies in Biophysics. Forces that determine protein
and nucleic acid structure; Basic Problems; Polypeptide chains,
Geometries; Potential energy calculations; Observed values for
rotation angles; Hydrogen Bonding; Hydrophobic interactions and
water structures; Ionic interactions, Disulphide bonds.
UNIT- II: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF MACROMOLECULES
Prediction of protein structure; Nucleic acids- general
characteristics of nucleic acid structure; Geometries, Glycosidic
bond rotational isomers, backbone rotational isomers and ribose
puckering forces stabilizing ordered forms; Base pairing, Base
stacking; Tertiary structure of nucleic acids.
UNIT- II: KINETICS OF LIGNAD INTERACTIONS
Biochemical Kinetic studies; Uni-molecular reactions, Simple
bimolecular multiple
intermediates; Steady state kinetics, Catalytic efficiency
relaxation pectrometry,
Ribonuclease as an example.
UNIT- IV: TECHNIQUES FOR THE STUDY OF BIOLOGICAL
STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
Size and shape of micro molecules; Methods of direct
visualization; Macromolecules as hydrodynamic particles;
Macromolecular diffusion; Ultra centrifugation; Viscometry; X-ray
crystallography, Determination of Molecular structures; X-ray
diffraction, Electron Microscopy; Neutron scattering; Light
scattering.
UNIT V: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF MACROMOLECULES
Prediction of protein structure; Sequence-structure
relationships, Nucleic acids; general characteristics of nucleic
acid structure, geometric, glycosidic bond rotational isomers
backbone rotational isomers and ribose puckering forces stabilizing
ordered forms, base pairing, base stacking; tertiary structure of
nucleic acids.
EXAMINATION: One question from each unit with internal
choice
Text Books
1. Biophysical Chemistry- Cantor R, Samuel PR, WH Freeman &
Co, (1985).
2. Methods in Molecular Biophysics: Structure, Dynamics, and
Function by: Igor N. Serdyuk, Nathan R. Zaccai, and Joseph Zaccai
Cambridge University Press.
3. Applied Biophysics, A Molecular Approach for Physical
Scientistsby Waigh, Tom1st Edition - John Wiley & Sons,
(2007).
Subject code : BTT.4.106
Sessional : 25
Periods / Week : 4
Examination : 50
Nature of Examination : Theory
Exam Duration : 4 Hrs
ELECTIVE- II
GENOMICS AND PROTEOMICS
UNIT- I: PROKARYOTE GENOME ORGANIZATION & EXPRESSION
Genome organization- Prokaryotic genome, Prokaryotic gene
structure-, Regulation of Gene Expression- Promoters; Enhancers;
Operon concept (Lac Operon, Trp Operon, Attenuation) Types of
Operon regulations.
UNIT- II: EUKARYOTIC GENE STRUCTURE AND REGULATION OF GENE
EXPRESSION
Eukaryotic Genome organization, Gene structure and Regulation of
Gene Expression: Transcriptional level, processing level and
translational level. Repetitive DNA, Junk DNA. Post-Transcriptional
and Translational Modifications.
UNIT- III: TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS
Transposable elements: Transposons, Insertion sequences,
Eukaryotic Transposable elements, Implication of Transposable
elements in the genome, Genome variation, Information maintenance
(DNA damage and repair), Protein structure, Protein-Protein
interaction- Methods of determination.
UNIT- IV: GENETIC SEQUENCING, MAPPING OF GENOME & GENE
PREDICTION
Sequencing DNA, Genome Projects of Microbes and Invertebrates-
Plant, Human and Animal; Model organisms; Gene prediction-
Intrinsic, Comparing Genomes; Homology based gene prediction,
Biological Methods of studying Gene Expression- EST approach in
Biology, Micro arrays- Basics; Application of cDNA arrays, Genomics
and Genome variations, Proteomics- Basics,
Proteomics-Applications.
UNIT- V: METABOLOMICS
Metabolomics Basics. Pharmacogeormcs, Single Nucleotide
Polymorphism; Disease Genes and their identification. Drug uptake,
action and metabolism. Drug targets and Designer medicine, Genomics
perspective of Bioterrorism, Ethical and Legal implications,
Intellectual property rights.
EXAMINATION: One question from each unit with internal
choice
Text Books
1. Genomics and Proteomics-Functional and Computational Aspects-
S Sahai, Plenum Publications, (1999).
2. Bioinformatics-Methods and Application, Genomics, Proteomics,
and drug discovery- by S.C.Rastogi, N. Mendiratta, P. Rastogi. 2nd
edition. Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
Reference BOOKS:
1. Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments, John
Wiley and Sons Ltd. (1996).
2. Genetics: Analysis of Genes and Genomes, Daniel L. Hartl,
Elizabeth W. Jones, (2001), Jones & Bartlett Pub.
3. Discovering Genomics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics by A.
Malcolm Campbell, Laurie J. Heyer, Pub:Benjamin Cummings,
(2002).
4. Fundamentals of Data Mining in Genomics and Proteomics
Dubitzky, Werner; Granzow, Martin; Berrar, Daniel P. (2007),
Springer.
5. Genomics and Proteomics: Functional and Computational Aspects
(Hardcover)
by Sndor Suhai, Springer 1st edition, (2000).
6. Genetics and Genome Science; Biotechnology; Molecular
Biology; Proteins and Proteomics By A. Malcolm Campbell, Laurie J.
Heyer, Benjamin Cummings Pearson Education (1996).
TISSUE CULTURE LAB
Subject code : BTP.4.107
Sessional : 25
Periods / Week : 4
Examination : 50
Nature of Examination : Theory
Exam Duration : 4 Hrs
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS
1. Preparation of Media
2. Surface sterilization
3. Callus induction
4. Organ culture
5. Micro propagation of horticultural/medicinally important
plants
6. Protoplast isolation, culture and Cytological examination
7. Agrobacterium mediated gene transfer
a) Hairy roots
b) Selection of transformants: reporter gene (GUS) assays.
8. Animals Cell Culture/primary cell cultures
BIOPROCESS LABORATORY
Subject code : BTP.4.108
Sessional : 25
Periods / Week : 4
Examination : 50
Nature of Examination : Theory
Exam Duration : 4 Hrs
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS
1. Sterilization techniques and thermal death kinetics
2. Medium optimization: Plackett-Burman design.
3. Studies on batch fermentation.
4. Estimation of kinetic parameters in Chemostat.
5. Kinetic studies on fed-batch fermentation.
6. Estimation of residence time distributions.
7. Determination of volumetric mass transfer coefficient by
dynamic gassing out technique.
8. Determination of volumetric mass transfer coefficient by
sulphate oxidation technique.
9. Study of the rheological parameters in fermentation
broths.
10. Determination of power number.
11. Estimation of Bio-Products. (Organic acids, alcohols)
12. Studies on immobilized enzymes/cells in packed bed
reactor.
13. Studies on immobilized enzymes/cells in fluidized bed
reactor.
14. Kinetic studies in air lift fermentor.
15. Design exercises on fermentors.