Title: Organic Special -II  (Code-09040314)

S.No.	Topic	Domain	Hours as per UGC
1	Unit- 1   Vitamins: Introduction	must know	12
	Structure elucidation and synthesis of vitamin A, B1, B2, B6
	Structure elucidation and synthesis of vitamin C, D, E	desirable to know
	Structure elucidation and synthesis of Nicotinic Acid
	Structure and synthesis of  Pntothenic acid
	Structure elucidation and synthesis of Biotin
2	Unit -2   Carotenoids & Porphyrins : Introduction	must know	9
	Structure elucidation and synthesis of α, β & ɤ- carotene
	Structure elucidation and synthesis of Lycopene and Porphyrins
	Structure elucidation and synthesis of Haemin	desirable to know
	Structure elucidation of Haemoglobin & Chlorophyll
3	unit -3:   Occurance, general chemical and spectroscopic methods for structure determination.	must know	12
	Structure elucidation and synthesis of   Flavone, Chrysin, Flavonol and quercetin
	Structure elucidation and synthesis of   Diadazin, Xanthone and Euxanthone	desirable to know
	Structure elucidation and synthesis of   Cyanidin Chloride, Malvidin chloride and Hirsudin Chloride	desirable to know
	Biosynthesis of flavonoids:  Acetate pathway and shikimic acid pathways.	nice to know
4	Unit- 4:  Introduction to biological catalysis,	must know	8
	Enzymes: nomenclature, classification, specificity
	Reactions catalyzed by enzymes: Oxidation – reduction, isomerisation, epimerisation, hydrolysis and acylation
	Reactions catalyzed by enzymes: phosphorylation,  methylation, decarboxylation, dehydration.	desirable to know
	Chemistry of Co enzymes: Co-I, Co-II, Co-A, Co-carboxylase,	must know
	Chemistry of Co enzymes: FMN and FAD , Pyridoxal phosphate

 

Books Recommended:

1. Duags, Herman. and C. Penny. Bioinorganic chemistry: A Chemical Approach to Enzyme Action. Springer-Verlag.
2. Palmer, Trevor. Understanding Enzymes.
3. Suckling, E. and J. Collin. Enzyme Chemistry: Impact and Applications. Chapman and Hall.
4. Page, M.I. and A. Willians. Enzyme Mechanisms.
5. Price, N.C. and L. Stevens. Fundamentals of Enzymology.
6. Kalsi, P.S. The Chemistry of Natural Products.