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