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Nutritional Biochemistry (Theory)
This course will unable the students to:
- Develop an understanding of the principles of biochemistry
- To get an insight into the chemistry of major nutrients and physiologically important compounds
- To understand the biochemical process and systems as applicable to human nutrition
- To apply the knowledge in human nutrition and dietetics
Carbohydrates – Definition, composition, classification, structures and properties of monosaccharides – glucose, fructose, galactose; disaccharides – sucrose, maltose and lactose; oligosaccharides and polysaccharides – homoglycans and heteroglycans, chemical reactions of monosaccharides – oxidation, reduction, acetylation, interconversion, reducing property of sugars, osazone formation, action of acids and iodo compounds.
Proteins – Definition, composition, classification, structure of amino acids – essential and non-essential amino acids. Definition, classification and structure of proteins.
Lipids – Definition, composition, classification of lipids, types and properties of fatty acids including essential and non-essential fatty acids, structure and important properties of fats – hydrogenation, halogenation, iodine no., hydrolysis, saponification number, acid number and rancidity.
Minerals –Biochemical role of Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron, Iodine, Fluoride, Copper, Zinc and Selenium
Vitamins – Biochemical role of fat – soluble vitamins – A, D, E, K and water soluble vitamins – B-complex and C. Role of vitamins as coenzymes.
Nucleic Acids – Types, composition, double helical structure of DNA, functions of nucleic acids.
Enzymes – Definition and classification of enzymes, mechanism of enzyme action, specificity of enzymes and factors affecting enzyme activity.
Intermediary metabolism – Carbohydrates – Glycolysis, TCA cycle, glycogenesis, glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis, energetics of Glycolysis and TCA cycle.
Lipids – Beta oxidation of fatty acids and its energetics
Proteins – General reactions of Amino acid metabolism: deamination, transamination, decarboxylation and urea cycle.
