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Biochemistry

ABOUT THE COURSE
 This course is an introductory course that will focus on basic concepts in biochemistry. The course deals with an understanding of biological macromolecules: proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. The structure and functional roles of the macromolecules will be studied in addition to fundamentals of enzyme chemistry: kinetics, mechanisms, inhibition, structure and mechanism. The course will also touch upon the basics of membrane transport and bioenergetic principles. After completion of the course, the students should be able to understand the chemical properties and three-dimensional structure of these biological macromolecules in relationship to their biological function.

INTENDED AUDIENCE
 Core course BSc/MSc/MS/PhD


 PRE-REQUISITES
 Basic concepts in Chemistry and Biology

1321 students have enrolled already!!

COURSE INSTRUCTOR


Professor Dasgupta is a completed her B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry from Presidency College, Kolkata. She obtained her M.Sc. from IIT Kanpur and Ph.D. from RPI, USA. She joined IIT Kharagpur in 1995 and started research in the areas of protein–protein, protein-small molecule interactions and protein structure analyses. The unique feature of her work is the blend of experimental protein chemistry with in-depth structural analysis. She is the recipient CRSI (Chemical research Society of India) Bronze medal (2016) and the Darshan Ranganathan Memorial Lecture Award of CRSI (2013). She was elected Fellow of the West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (2014). Her teaching contributions range from classroom teaching, web-course development, introduction of new courses and teaching laboratories, development of curriculum and initiation of research in a new area in the department. Her NPTEL online course in Biochemistry has been very well received. She has delivered many popular lectures to scholars and students and has been invited to inspire young women to science. She is also a former member of the Women’s Scientist Scheme of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and is currently a member of the core committee for early career scientists in Chemical Sciences of DST. She has guided 14 Ph.D. students and has over 100 publications in peer reviewed journals.

COURSE LAYOUT

 Week 1. Amino Acids
Week 2. Protein Structure
Week 3. Protein Structure (continued)
Week 4. Enzymes
Week 5. Enzymes (continued)
Week 6. Enzyme mechanisms
Week 7. Nucleic acids
Week 8. Lipids and Membranes
Week 9. Vitamins and Coenzymes
Week 10. Carbohydrates
Week 11. Bioenergetics
Week 12. Metabolism

Certification Exam

The exam is optional. Exams will be on 24 April 2016 and 30 April 2016.
Time: 2pm-5pm

Tentative list of exam cities: http://nptel.ac.in/noc/pdf/Exam%20City-list.pdf

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee of approximately Rs 1000 needs to be paid.

Certificate

Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam.

It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.


SUGGESTED READING

 1. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, 6th edition, by David L. Nelson and Michael M. Cox.
2. Biochemistry by Voet and Voet