Tuesday, November 2, 2010

CSIR NET life science syllabus 2010--I

1. MOLECULES AND THEIR INTERACTION RELAVENT TO BIOLOGY 
 
A.  Structure of atoms, molecules and chemical bonds.
B. Composition, structure and function of biomolecules (carbohydrates, lipids,  proteins, nucleic acids and vitamins).
C. Stabilizing interactions (Van der Waals, electrostatic, hydrogen bonding,
hydrophobic interaction, etc.).
D. Principles of biophysical chemistry (pH, buffer, reaction kinetics,
thermodynamics, colligative properties).
E. Bioenergetics, glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation, coupled reaction, group  transfer, biological energy transducers.
F. Principles of catalysis, enzymes and enzyme kinetics, enzyme regulation,
mechanism of enzyme catalysis, isozymes.
G. Conformation of proteins (Ramachandran plot, secondary, tertiary and quaternary  structure; domains;  motif and folds).
H. Conformation of nucleic acids (A-, B-, Z-,DNA), t-RNA, micro-RNA).
I. Stability of protein and nucleic acid structures.
J. Metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, nucleotides and vitamins.

Reference books:

(You can download this books)

1. Biochemistry, Styer

2.Fundamentals of Biochemistry, Voet , Voet & Pratt; Upgraded edition

3. Principles of Biochemistry, Lehninger, Nelson & Cox

4. Fundamentals of Biochemistry, J.L.Jain

5. Understanding of Enzymes, Palmer

6. Textbook of Biochemistry, West & Todd, Oxford press

7. Harper’s Biochemistry, Murray

8. Biochemistry by Mathew, 3/e

9. Biochemistry by Zuby (the password for the zuby book is "econiches")

10. Biochemistry quiz questions

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