BSc Home Science Nutritional Biochemistry I Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the Semester 3 syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26. The University still examines the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it — her third-year timetables name that scheme — so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.
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Syllabus for Nutritional Biochemistry - I
Module I
- I Cell membrane structure and transport mechanism across cell membrane (Passive and
- active)
- II Carbohydrates:
- i Types of chemical bonds, significance of asymmetric C atom (isomerism)
- ii Classification of carbohydrates:
- Monosaccharides - reactions of glucose (oxidation, reduction, enediol formation)
- Disaccharides: structure and properties
- Oligosaccharides: structure and properties
- Polysaccharides: Homoglycans and Heteroglycans (structure of starch and cellulose only)
- iii Carbohydrate Metabolism: Reactions of EMP, TCA (with structures), HMP, Cori’s cycle, Gluconeogenesis (no structures), Glycogen metabolism (no structures), Galactose and fructose metabolism
- iv Blood Glucose Homeostasis
- v Disorders of carbohydrate metabolism
- III Energy rich compounds: ATP, Creatine phosphate, Oxidative phosphorylation,
- Electron Transport Chain
Module II
- I Protein Chemistry
- i Classification of amino acids, classification of proteins (both based on structure and function)
- ii Protein structure: four levels of protein organization, bond stabilizing the structure, structure of α-helical and β-pleated sheet.
- iii Amino Acid metabolism (general reactions of amino acids)- Transamination, deamination, transamidation and decarboxylation.
- iv Detoxification of NH3: Krebs-Hensleit cycle
- v Inborn errors of phenylalanine, tyrosine, branched chain amino acids and tryptophan metabolism
- vi Protein degradation: lysosomal, ubiquitin and proteasome system (an overview)
- II Enzyme Chemistry
- i Definition and classification IUB (up to 1 digit) of enzyme, enzyme specificity, turnover number Definition of Holoenzyme, Coenzyme, cofactor, Allosteric site, active site, prosthetic group, isoenzyme
- ii Units to measure enzyme activity: Katal, IU
- iii Factors affecting enzyme activity
- iv Definition of km and significance
- v Enzyme inhibition
Text Books & Reference Books
- 1 Berg, Jeremy Mark, Tymoczko, John L and Stryer. (2002). Biochemistry 5th Ed. New York. W.H. Freeman and Co.
- 2 Brody Tom. (2004). Nutritional Biochemistry 2nd Ed. New Delhi. Elsevier/Reed. Elsevier. India Pvt. Ltd. Chatterjee, M.N. Shinde and Rana. (2012). Textbook of Medical Biochemistry, 8 th Ed. New Delhi, Jaypee Brothers. Medical Publisher.
- 3 Dandekar Sucheta P. (2002). Medical Biochemistry (Prep Manual for U.G.) 2nd Ed. New Delhi B-1 Churchill Livingstone Pvt. Ltd.
- 4 David L. N.,Michael M. C., (2013) Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry 6 th Ed. W. H. Freeman and Co.
- 5 Rastogi, S. C. Biochemistry. 4 th ed. New Age International Publishers, 2019.
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Home Science) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.