B.Sc. (Biotechnology) Marine Biotechnology Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
This is the TY BSc Biotechnology syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. The University still examines the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it — her third-year office registers name that scheme — so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.
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Syllabus for Marine Biotechnology
Module I: Marine Bioprospecting, Bioactive compounds and
- Extremophiles :
- Introduction to Marine Biotechnology: (1 lecture)
- The marine ecosystem and its functioning: (2 lectures) ‒ Intertidal, estuarine, salt marsh, mangrove, coral reef, coastal & deep sea ecosystems, Hydrothermal vents
- Methods for Microbial Bioprospecting in Marine Environments : (1
- lecture)
- Bioactive compounds from other Marine Organisms: ‒ Fungi, Microalgae, Seaweeds, Actinomycetes, sponges - (2 lectures)
- Approved Marine Drugs as Pharmaceuticals and drugs under clinical
- trials (5 lectures)
- Marine Microbial Enzymes : ‒ Marine Extremozymes and Their Significance, Current Use of Marine Microbial Enzymes- (4 lectures)
Module II: Marine Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals and
- Cosmeceuticals :
- Marine Functional Foods: (3 lectures) ‒ Marine Sources as Healthy Foods or Reservoirs of Functional Ingredients
- Marine Nutraceuticals : (3 lectures) ‒ Marine Bioactives as Potential Nutraceuticals, Functional Carbohydrates, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
- Marine Bioresources, Marine Secondary Metabolites, Marine Proteins, Marine Lipids (4 lectures)
- Cosmeceuticals: (5 lectures) ‒ Target Organs and Cosmetics Delivery Systems , Components of Cosmetics, Major Functions of Some Marine Components in Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals. ‒ Products Based on Marine Resources
Textbooks
- 1 Kim, S.K. Springer Handbook of Marine Biotechnology; Springer: Berlin, Germany; Heidelberg, Germany, 2015.
- 1 Nollet, Leo M. L- Marine microorganisms- extraction and analysis of bioactive compounds-CRC Press_Taylor& Francis (2017)
- 2 R. S. K. Barnes, R. N. Hughes(auth.)-An Introduction to Marine Ecology, Third Edition-Wiley-Blackwell (1999)
- 3 Blanca Hernández-Ledesma, Miguel Herrero-Bioactive Compounds from Marine Foods-Plant and Animal Sources-Wiley-Blackwell (2013)
- 4 Fabio Rindi, Anna Soler-Vila, Michael D. Guiry (auth.), Maria Hayes (eds.)- Marine Bioactive Compounds Sources, Characterization and Applications- Springer US (2012)
- 5 W. Evans-Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy 15 th ed.-Saunders (2010)
- 6 Marine Communities by Paul Snelgrove, Encyclopedia of life sciences.
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Biotechnology) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.